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    NGOs Mediating Peace : Promoting Inclusion in Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Negotiations (2024)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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    ISBN: 9783031421747
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 218 p. 2 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Twenty-first Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict
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    Keywords: Peace. ; Diplomacy. ; Security, International. ; International relations. ; Nichtstaatliche Organisation ; Politischer Konflikt ; Innenpolitik ; Friede ; Schlichtung ; Mediation ; Norm ; Diffusion ; Myanmar
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction: Unsettled Reflections from Golden Valley, Myanmar -- Chapter 2: Promoting Peace or Pushing Norms? Understanding Normative Agency in Mediation Processes -- Chapter 3: New Kids on the Block: The Rise of NGO Mediators in Mediation and Peacemaking -- Chapter 4: The Promised Land of Inclusive Peace: NGO Mediators as Norm Promoters of Inclusion -- Chapter 5: What’s in a Norm? What Normative Frameworks in Myanmar Reveal about Inclusivity -- Chapter 6: Chronicles of a Norm for Sale: Norm Entrepreneurship in the Myanmar NCA Negotiations -- Chapter 7: “The Trouble with Inclusivity”: How Promoting Inclusive Peace led to an Exclusive Outcome -- Chapter 8: Conclusion: The Life and Death of Inclusive Peace in Myanmar.
    Abstract: Can informal actors such as NGOs mediate peace agreements? If so, how does it work and what are the consequences for international peace mediation? This book tackles these questions and more through looking at the role of nongovernmental (NGO) mediators in promoting “inclusive peace” to negotiating parties in Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) negotiations from 2011-2015. The author argues that NGO mediators, traditionally seen as part of civil society or as weak mediators with little power or leverage, have become established mediation actors alongside more formal actors and are redefining the mediation field through norm promotion. However, even if NGO mediators can promote norms, the book questions whether they should promote norms in the first place, as the NCA process shows how the promotion of inclusivity contributed to a more exclusive outcome of years of peace negotiations in Myanmar. The outcome of the NCA process presents a critical and cautionary tale of promoting a presumed universal norm into a given locale and expecting a certain outcome without understanding how an external norm interacts with existing normative frameworks. This is an open access book. Julia Palmiano Federer holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Basel and a Master in International Affairs from The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Palmiano Federer is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Ottawa and the Head of Research at the Ottawa Dialogue, an organisation that specializes in the resolution of armed conflicts around the world through Track Two diplomacy, a form of unofficial and informal dialogue between warring parties. She is also currently a Senior Fellow at the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Collaboratory at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership.
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    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-42174-7
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    The Borders of the European Union in a Conflictual World : Interdisciplinary European Studies (2024)
    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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    ISBN: 9783031542008
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 288 p. 9 illus., 4 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Europe ; Security, International. ; Economics. ; Law
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Perspectives on the significance of borders in Europe: Past challenges, future developments -- Chapter 2. EU Border Policy: Enhanced Border Security and Challenges to Free Movement -- Chapter 3. TThe return of borders in the world economy: An EU-perspective -- Chapter 4. The boundaries of the internal market in- and outside the EU -- Chapter 5. EU norm promotion in a conflictual world. An existential necessity with obstacles? -- Chapter 6. The ability of the EU to extend its model of a social market economy beyond its borders -- Chapter 7. The EU's dependence on Russian energy — A force that divides or unites the Union? -- Chapter 8. The EU's fight against money laundering and terrorist financing in a digital and fragmented world.-Chapter 9. The European security order: Is this the end of the road? -- Chapter 10. A European Marshall Plan for a Ukraine on the way to the EU -- Chapter 11. The EU’s internal and external borders in a world torn by conflict.
    Abstract: “This book takes a sophisticated multi-disciplinary approach to the central issue of the EU’s borders in a changing and turbulent world, and the content of the volume reflects the breadth and the significance of the problem. The focus on borders is distinctive and enables some important insights about European and world order more generally. This will be an important contribution to a growing literature on the implications of the European crisis.” - Michael Smith, Honorary Professor in European Politics, University of Warwick, UK This open access book examines the implications for the EU of a radically changed international context characterized by systemic rivalry, competition over norms and regulations, and growing strategic tension. Globalization that once tied national economies together and internationalized social phenomena, such as education, research and innovation, and tourism, has gone in reverse. An opposite trend is driving the world into distinct spheres of competing models of governance, regulation, technological development, and communication. Facing the most extensive rupture of economic and inter-state relations since the onset of the Cold War, the management of the EU’s internal and external borders is taking on a completely new meaning. The open access book brings together scholars from economics, law, and political science to provide up dated assessments and policy advice on the insecurity in the neighborhood and war in Ukraine, the EU’s role in the future European security architecture, weaponized energy dependence, and the global competition on norms. Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt is Professor of European Law and Board Director of the Institute for European Law at the Faculty of Law of Stockholm University, Sweden. Per Ekman is a researcher in Political Science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden. Anna Michalski is Associate Professor in Political Science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden. Lars Oxelheim is Professor of International Business and Finance at University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway, Professor Emeritus at Lund University, and affiliated with the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Sweden.
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    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-54200-8
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    European Actorness in a Shifting Geopolitical Order : European Strategic Autonomy Through Differentiated Integration (2024)
    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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    ISBN: 9783031445460
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 133 p. 5 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: The European Union in International Affairs
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    Keywords: Europe ; Political planning. ; Security, International. ; International relations. ; Integration ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Staatensystem ; Internationale Organisation ; Entwicklung ; Politisches Mandat
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptual framework -- 3. A differentiated European defence architecture in the making -- 4. EU (rope) and regional resilience -- 5. Conclusion.
    Abstract: “The successive crises the EU has undergone, notably with the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have highlighted dramatically how European security includes while spans well beyond defence. Picking up from this cue, this book masterfully expands the notion of European strategic autonomy across different areas while highlighting its fundamental compatibility with the goal of building stronger partnerships beyond the EU’s borders.” — Nathalie Tocci, director at IAI in Rome “European Actorness in a Shifting Geopolitical Context is a timely and thought-provoking contribution to the discourse on European strategic autonomy. Rieker and Giske go beyond conventional notions of defence to highlight the pressing need to address the growing risk of hybrid threats. With meticulous research and a nuanced understanding of contemporary debates on European integration and security, this volume presents a comprehensive approach to fleshing out European strategic autonomy. A must-read for policymakers, academic experts and anyone interested in understanding Europe’s evolving role on the international stage.” — Mark Leonard, director of ECFR “Rieker and Giske provide an innovative analysis of how external differentiation can help improve EU actorness and security. This is the first study that systematically brings together two core issues in European integration: external differentiation and strategic autonomy. Building on a broad empirical basis, the book makes an important contribution to current political and academic discussions on Europe’s foreign and security policy.” — Frank Schimmelfennig, Professor, ETH Zurich This is an open access book. Over the past decade, the global geopolitical context has changed significantly, with a geopolitical power shift and a more assertive Russia and China. With the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, European security has been put on high alert. The implications of the Russian military invasion are many and difficult to grasp in full. But the need for greater European strategic autonomy appears increasingly evident. But how can this be achieved in the short run? A common answer to this question is that it is impossible or that this can only be achieved in the long run, if at all. The aim of this book is to present a different perspective. It aims at showing that it should be possible to make the most out of the current European system if we adjust our understanding of how it works. The book argues that strategic autonomy may be reached—also in the short run—if differentiated integration (DI) is seen as an asset rather than a challenge. While the EU remains the core in such a system (together with NATO in the military domain), there is a multitude of other (bilateral and minilateral) regional and sub-regional integration processes that need to be considered to get the full idea of how a more differentiated European strategic autonomy can be achieved. This book starts by presenting a theoretical framework for how to study European actorness beyond the EU (ch.2), then this framework is applied both to understand Europe as a global actor (ch. 3), Europe as an actor in security and defence (ch. 4) and Europe as a regional actor (ch. 5). Pernille Rieker holds a position as a research professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and a part-time full professor at the Inland University College (INN). Rieker is part of NUPI's research group on security and defence and is responsible for NUPI's Center for European Studies (NCE). Furthermore, she is the co-editor of the Scandinavian journal for international studies, 'Internasjonal Politikk'. Mathilde E. Giske is a Ph.D. candidate, Department for Political studies, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44546-0
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    “Covid-19,” Psychological Operations, and the War for Technocracy : Volume 1 (2024)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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    ISBN: 9783031418501
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 391 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Security, International. ; International economic relations.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Permanent Counterrevolution, Technocracy, and World War III -- Chapter 2: Shock and Stress -- Chapter 3: Trauma-Based Mind Control -- Chapter 4: Fear and Thread -- Chapter 5: Cognitive Attack -- Chapter 6: Weaponised Deception -- Chapter 7: Mass Paranoia and Hysteria: Turning Society against itself -- Chapter 8: The coming Unrest.
    Abstract: David Hughes was one of the few academics who questioned the mainstream narrative following the attacks that triggered the War on Terror. That gave him a crucial advantage when the Covid emergency was declared. In this provocative study he explores in depth how governments have declared war on their populations to achieve a transformation to a technocratic dictatorship. The combination with psychological techniques developed over many decades makes this a particularly grave danger, which requires careful dissection to be understood and resisted. This book, the first of a two-volume set, provides that analysis. ~ Kees van der Pijl, author of States of Emergency. Keeping the Global Population in Check (Clarity Press, 2022) (The Netherlands) The silent coup engineering global central control depends heavily on asymmetrical warfare – including extensive investment in and application of psychological and neurological weaponry. In this book, David Hughes documents the development and application of a wide portfolio of soft and hard – and often invisible – weapons to brutally manipulate minds and emotions to engineer the adoption of technocracy. The first step to not falling victim is to see these 21st century weapons of war clearly. Hughes’ formidable scholarship helps you to do so. ~ Catherine Austin Fitts, Publisher, The Solari Report (United States) David A. Hughes is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Lincoln. He received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Oxford University and holds doctorates in German Studies (Duke University) and International Relations (Oxford Brookes University). His research focuses on psychological warfare, "9/11," "Covid-19," the deep state, technocracy, global class relations, and resurgent totalitarianism. Camouflaged by “Covid-19,” an undeclared global class war was initiated in 2020, aimed at replacing liberal democracy with technocracy, a novel, biodigital form of totalitarianism. The opening campaign involved the largest psychological operation in history, intended to demoralise, disorientate, and debilitate the public. This volume deals with the application of shock and stress, trauma-based mind control, the use of fear and threat, cognitive attack, weaponised deception, and techniques for turning society against itself.
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    Proxy War Ethics: The Norms of Partnering in Great Power Competition (2024)
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    ISBN: 9783031504587
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 244 p. 7 illus., 6 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in International Relations
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    Keywords: Security, International. ; Krieg ; Stellvertreterkrieg ; Internationale Politik ; Internationale Kooperation ; Internationaler Konflikt ; Politisches Feld ; Ethik ; Moral ; Internationale Norm ; Erde
    Abstract: Chapter 1 The Nature of Proxy Relationships and their Ethics -- Chapter 2 A Brief History of Proxy Wars Part 1: Ancient to Modern -- Chapter 3 A Brief History of Proxy Wars Part 2: The Cold War -- Chapter 4 Jus ad Bellum and the Implications for Proxy Warfare -- Chapter 5 Mitigating the Moral Hazards of Proxy Warfare -- Chapter 6 Conclusion: Applying the Proxy Moral Framework.
    Abstract: “At a time when proxy wars are being fought across the globe, this book should be required reading for senior military and national security officials. Professor Pfaff, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on Just War, gives us a fresh and indispensable guide to the ethics and legality of proxy wars and how they fit into the long tradition of Just War. He also provides a much-needed blueprint for the containment and resolution of such conflicts from Ukraine to the Middle East.” –Michael Hirsh, Columnist, Foreign Policy Magazine “Professor Pfaff's book brings clarity and rigor to an increasingly important feature of international relations: states' use of proxies to achieve indirectly what they prefer not to do directly. It makes a crucial contribution to the normative analysis of international competition by carefully identifying the potential moral harms and hazards of this type of relationship. In an era in which many conflicts feature hostilities between proxies, this book is an essential guide to understanding their nature and complexity.” --Mitt Regan, McDevitt Professor of Jurisprudence, Georgetown University Law Center "Tony Pfaff's excellent book examines the ethics of an increasingly important aspect of warfare: supporting proxies who do the actual fighting and dying to accomplish their national objectives while furthering their sponsor's interests. Highly recommended for those who care about keeping America both safe and morally strong." --Dr. John Nagl, Professor Warfighting Studies, US Army War College, and author of Eating Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya to Vietnam Proxies can effectively transfer risk and lower the costs of international competition; however, they set conditions for moral failure and hazard. Applying the framework of the Just War Tradition, this book addresses how international actors can address those challenges and establish ethical and effective security relationships. DR. C. Anthony Pfaff (Colonel, U.S. Army, Ret.) is the research professor for Strategy, the Military Profession and Ethics at the US Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute, a Senior Non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council, and a Distinguished Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy. .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-50458-7
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    The “Five Eyes” Intelligence Sharing Relationship : A Contemporary Perspective (2024)
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    ISBN: 9783031475818
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 160 p. 5 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Security, International.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Background -- Chapter 2: Research Questions, Methodology, Limitations -- Chapter 3: Relationships -- Chapter 4: Australia -- Chapter 5: Canada -- Chapter 6: New Zealand -- Chapter 7: United Kingdom -- Chapter 8: United States -- Chapter 9: Analysis and Findings -- Chapter 10: Conclusion.
    Abstract: "While much has been written on the existence of the Five-Eye (US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) intelligence organization, little has been written about how these member states use this alliance for their domestic benefit. Doctors Røseth and Weaver have made a unique contribution to the literature by examining the Five-Eye alliance as seen through the lens of the types of national power (Diplomatic, Information, Military, and Economic) and the use of those powers." ---Bruce MacKay, Intelligence Enterprise Department & DIA Directorate of Operations Chair, USA (Retired). "Brisling with well-researched facts, anecdotes, and discussions that successfully encapsulate the history and raison d’être of the classic intelligence sharing system of the West. A timely and scholarly analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, and future for the Five Eyes system explained in its strategic context. An absolute read for any intelligence or policy professional.” ---Tom Tutt, Colonel (US Army retired) This book focuses on qualitative research centering on the “Five Eyes'' countries (the five countries with intelligence sharing relations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States) and how they are leveraging the instruments of national power to advance their position and to look for points of intersection where these countries will work with one another. This ten-chapter volume covers the following topics: overview, methodology, a chapter for each of the “Five Eyes' ' or FVEYs nations, analysis & findings, and conclusion. Tom Røseth, Ph.D. (University of Oslo) is an associate professor at the Norwegian Defence University College. John Michael Weaver, DPA (University of Baltimore), is Associate Professor of Intelligence Analysis, York College of Pennsylvania (USA), a retired lieutenant colonel from the US Army, and a retired civilian from the Intelligence Community of the US.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-47581-8
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    IGAD and Multilateral Security in the Horn of Africa : Through the Lens of the Somali Conflict (2024)
    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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    ISBN: 9783031515484
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(IX, 233 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Africa ; Security, International. ; International economic relations. ; Peace. ; Terrorism. ; Political violence.
    Abstract: Chapter 1. IGAD Regional Agenda: An Introduction -- Chapter 2. Pan-Africanism and Regional Integration -- Chapter 3. IGAD and Regional Integration: Theories -- Chapter 4. Evolution and Transformation of IGAD -- Chapter 5. Historicising the Logic of Regional Integration in the IGAD Region -- Chapter 6. IGAD and Regional Conflicts -- Chapter 7. IGAD’s Role in Economic Integration -- Chapter 8. Regional Security and the Role of IGAD in Somalia -- Chapter 9. Toward Peace and Security of Somalia and the Horn of Africa.
    Abstract: This book delves into the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development's (IGAD) endeavors to enhance security and economic integration in the Horn of Africa. While aspiring to unite and stabilize the region, IGAD faces complex historical, strategic, and geographical challenges. Through a political economy approach, the book showcases IGAD’s strengths and weaknesses and employs neorealist and regional security complex theories to analyze the involvement of states and non-state actors in IGAD's security agenda, particularly in relation to Somalia. The study highlights opportunities and obstacles to sustainable regional integration, offering practical policy suggestions for curbing armed uprisings and inter-state disputes. It dissects the geopolitical dynamics involving international players like the United States and China, as well as regional powers such as Ethiopia, in IGAD's pursuit of security and economic progress. Valuable for researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders invested in the Horn's security and development, the book bridges gaps in the literature, shedding light on African political development, regional peace and security. Mohamed Farah Hersi is Head of Somaliland's oldest research think tank institution, the Academy for Peace and Development, Hargeisa. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Hargeisa in Somaliland, his Master of Laws degree from the University of Pretoria in South Africa, and his PhD from the University of Peace in Costa Rica. He has 13 years of experience and expertise in the fields of research, technical consulting service, policy creation and analysis. Adeoye O. Akinola is Head of Research and Teaching at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation (IPATC), University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He obtained a PhD in Political Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He is the co-editor of the IPATC's journal, “Pan-African Conversation: An International Journal”, and specializes in African political economy, resource governance, migration, conflict, and peace studies.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-51548-4
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    American Football and the American Way of War : The Gridiron and the Battlefield (2024)
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    ISBN: 9783031553455
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIV, 182 p. 26 illus., 16 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2.The American Military and Football -- Chapter 3 International Relations Theory -- Chapter 4. Strategic Theory -- Chapter 5. Football and U.S. Military Strategy -- Chapter 6. Levels of War -- Chapter 7.Operations and the Principles of War -- Chapter 8. Application of Joint Doctrine and Joint Functions -- Chapter 9. Design, Planning, and Problem Solving -- Chapter 10. Revolution, Innovation, and Adaptation -- Chapter 11. Civil-Military Relations -- Chapter 12. The Similarities -- Chapter 13. The Differences -- Chapter 14. Conclusion / Epilogue -- Bibliography.
    Abstract: This book provides the reader with a history on the linkages between American Football and the American Way of War. It provides concise summaries of aspects of tactics, operations, and strategy, as well as international relations theory using football as a metaphor to simplify the concepts. International relations theory and military strategy tend to be complicated subjects often explained with jargon that puts the average reader to sleep. A book about war and foreign policy explained through football analogies and comparisons is designed to liven the topic and explain various military theories, strategies, and concepts. War and football tend to dominate national media. War is often a topic of debate from the highest levels of government to local bars and coffeehouses. Football is the monolith of sports that blankets sports television and radio throughout the year. This book provides the reader an understanding of how military professionals formulate and execute strategy in an easily understandable manner. Daniel Sukman is an Army Strategist who served as the Chief of Strategy Development on the Joint Staff”.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-55345-5
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    The Resurgence of Military Coups and Democratic Relapse in Africa (2024)
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    ISBN: 9783031510199
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 243 p. 9 illus.)
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    Keywords: Security, International. ; Economic development. ; International relations. ; Political science. ; Africa
    Abstract: Chapter One: Introduction Dr. Adeoye O. Akinola -- Chapter Two: Historicing Coup d’etat in Africa Dr Omololu Fagbadebo -- Chapter Three: The Political Economy of Military Coups in Africa Professor Femi Mimiko -- Chapter Four: The Nature of Post-Colonial State and Military Coup Dr. Adeoye O. Akinola, Ms. Ratidzo C. Makombe -- Chapter Five: Military Coups and the Question of Misgovernance Dr. Gwinyai R. Taruvinga -- Chapter Six: Patterns and Case Studies of Coups in Contemporary Africa Dr. Issaka Souaré -- Chapter Seven: Effectiveness of Economic Sanctions as a Response to Coup D’états in Mali Delcio P. Maianhai and Dr. Emmaculate Asige Liaga -- Chapter Eight: Security Reform and the Politicisation of the Military Dr Maggie Dwyer -- Chapter Nine: Coups and the Roleof African Regional Organisations Dr. Emma Birikorang, Kofi Annan -- Chapter Ten: The Role of External Powers in African Military Dr Adeoye O. Akinola.
    Abstract: This book presents the reality of democratic reversals and waves of coups cutting through Africa, explores the political economy of coups, and through a case study approach, provides a nuanced analysis of the negative impacts of coups in Africa and interrogates the roles of African regional organisations in curtailing coups and foreign powers in distorting the security architecture of African states, particularly in the Sahel region. It proffers sustainable policy templates for politicaldevelopment,professionalism of the military and the subsequent withdrawal of the military from African politics. Apart from its policy relevance, it will serve as a resource pool for researchers working in the area of African political development, peace and security, and security sector reforms. With the incremental exit of France from the Sahel, the book will also offer a nuanced perspective on the ‘scramble for the soul’ of the Sahel by non-Western powers, such as China, Russia, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. Dr Adeoye O. Akinola is Head of Research and Teaching, and Head of the African Union Studies Unit at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation / Institute for Global African Affairs, University of Johannesburg in South Africa. He obtained a doctorate in Political Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. He was a Visiting Professor at the United Nations University for Peace (UPEACE) Africa Regional Programme in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; and a Lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, between 2007-2012.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-51019-9
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    Researching European Security Integration (2024)
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    ISBN: 9783031498220
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VII, 226 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: The European Union in International Affairs
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    Keywords: Europe ; Security, International. ; Research ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Staatensystem ; Gemeinsame Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik ; Methode ; Heuristik ; Europa
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part 1. The time: European security as process -- Chapter 2. European security in motion: From Saint-Pierre to CSDP -- Chapter 3. Stopping the clock: Has European security evolved since the end of Cold War? -- Chapter 4. Imagining the functional model of European security -- Part 2. The space: European security and actors -- Chapter 5. European Commission as a geopolitical actor -- Chapter 6. A realist at the heart of Europe: France, European security and Russia -- Chapter 7. Changing context: European security through the lens of Eurasia -- Chapter 8. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book provides new and established researchers with innovative methodologies and research strategies to explore European security integration from a different perspective, challenging traditional theoretical interpretations. It takes a step back from well-established theoretical approaches to the European Union’s (EU) Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) to ask more fundamental questions about the core assumptions underpinning research on European security integration. It supports methodological innovations with an analysis of the most significant empirical problems of European security governance, including the war in Ukraine or the role of Russia in European security. In the last chapter, the author offers ideas for new pedagogical approaches to teaching European Studies. Kamil Zwolski is Associate Professor in International Politics at the University of Southampton, UK, and Jean Monnet Chair of European Security Governance. His research interests include the theory and practice of European security and its governance, Europe-Russia relations and the role of the EU/NATO in European security. His previous book, European Security in Integration Theory (2018), examines federalism and functionalism – two fundamentals, yet largely forgotten, theories of international integration, in the context of the war in Ukraine and contemporary European security order.
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    Oil and Gas Pipeline Infrastructure Insecurity : Vandalism, Threats, and Conflicts in the Niger Delta and the Global South (2024)
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    ISBN: 9783031569326
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIII, 409 p. 15 illus., 8 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: New Security Challenges
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    Keywords: Africa ; Environmental policy. ; Security, International. ; Economics. ; Power resources.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Oil and Gas Pipeline Structural Resilience, Nigeria and the Global South -- Chapter 3: The Impact of Oil and Gas in Bayelsa, Niger Delta -- Chapter 4: Security and Theoretical Explanation of Pipeline Vandalism in Bayelsa State -- Chapter 5: Research Design and Methodology -- Chapter 6: The Effect of Oil and Gas Activities on Pipeline Vandalism: The Perspectives of Professional Operators -- Chapter 7: Pipeline Vandalism and the Impact of Oil and Gas Activities on Communities: Community Perspectives -- Chapter 8: Discussion and Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book offers a comprehensive analysis of infrastructure insecurity issues in the historic Niger Delta, drawing on empirical fieldwork involving host communities, regulators, and multinational oil and gas operators. It introduces innovative models and theories, such as a pipeline life cycle model focusing on community development, community neglect aggression displacement theory, social aggression theory, stakeholders’ policy development model, contemporary poor governance cycle model, and an infrastructure insecurity nexus model, linking governance, socio-economic conditions, and infrastructure insecurity in resource-rich regions of the Global South. The book bridges gaps left by previous publications, providing depth and applicability of data. It employs the Frustration- Aggression Displacement theory to explain underlying triggers of violence and uses real-world case studies, diagrams, and charts to facilitate understanding. Suitable and engaging for individuals, communities, or regulators involved in oil and gas activities alike, this book offers valuable insights into onshore pipeline infrastructure insecurity in Nigeria, West Africa, and the broader Global South, addressing regulation, compliance, environmental concerns, social aspects, and technological innovations. Abdul L. Abraham Jatto’s research is focussed on oil and gas pipeline infrastructure insecurity in the Niger Delta, with expertise in contemporary political security and resilient infrastructure security. Following a PhD in Politics from the University of Lincoln, focusing on onshore oil and gas pipeline infrastructure insecurity problems in the Niger Delta region. It involved the design of integrative security and socio-economic models for safe transportation of oil and gas, infrastructure security. He has developed a proven interest and experience in the broad spectrum of Nigeria’s human and national security architecture and community development drawing on multi-disciplinary academic qualifications and professionalism. He is an appointed subject expert Judge in Politics and International Relations for the Global Undergraduate Award, Dublin, and has published across many reputable scholarly journals in the field. .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-56932-6
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    The Iran Nuclear Deal : Non-proliferation and US-Iran Conflict Resolution (2024)
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    ISBN: 9783031501968
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 289 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Studies in Iranian Politics
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    Keywords: Security, International. ; Middle East ; International relations. ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Militärische Kooperation ; Völkerrechtlicher Vertrag ; Multilateraler Vertrag ; Kernenergie ; Kerntechnik ; Iran
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I Iran Nuclear Deal and Its Fracture -- Chapter 2: The Much-Awaited Deal of 2015 -- Chapter 3: The US Exit from the Deal in 2018 -- Chapter 4: Scholarship on the Ramifications of the Fractured Deal -- Part II Theory -- Chapter 5: Cooperation, Spill-over Effects, and Integration -- Chapter 6: Fast-Paced Spill Back Effect -- Chapter 7: Fractured Deal and Triggers to Renewed Proliferation Interest -- Part III Case Study: Iran -- Chapter 8: Iran’s Nuclear Ambition and Its Conflicts in the Pre-Deal Period -- Chapter 9: The Deal and Iran’s Muted Nuclear Status -- Chapter 10: US Exit from the Deal and Tehran’s Intense Proliferation Interest -- Part IV -- Chapter 11 Conclusion.
    Abstract: “This important book offers a new theory and policy-related insights with respect to the Iran nuclear deal. It is the first study to see the nuclear deal as a means toward confidence-building between longstanding enemies. Iranian proliferation activities prior to the deal emerged as a result of simultaneous protracted conflicts with the US, Israel and Iraq. The volume offers a unique comparative analysis of Iranian nuclear policy over time and will be of great interest to academics and foreign policy practitioners alike.” - Patrick James, Dean’s Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California This in-depth study perceptively illuminates how the Iranian nuclear deal unraveled after the Trump administration withdrew, and with what consequences. The case reveals how relations between rival states can be improved through the positive spill-over effects of cooperative arrangements, but also how rapid and comprehensive spill-back can result from their unravelling. With her compelling analysis Khan persuasively demonstrates the importance of a renewed agreement with Iran backed by the United States.” - Annette Freyberg-Inan, Professor of International Relations Theory, University of Amsterdam This book introduces a novel theory surrounding the spillback effects stemming from the fracture of cooperative arrangements, exemplified by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and rigorously examines its applicability through an in-depth analysis of the Iranian context. The book draws connections between the JCPOA and the broader landscape of conflict resolution and contends that cooperation can manifest between protracted conflict states, and once established through trust and confidence-building measures, can lead to spill-over effects into other domains. This comprehensive study undertakes a unique comparative analysis, scrutinizing Iran's proclivity towards proliferation before the JCPOA, the period of subdued proliferation during the deal's existence, and the subsequent surge in proliferation activities following US withdrawal. This book marks essential reading for researchers interested in Iranian politics, Middle Eastern politics, nuclear proliferation, US foreign policy, and international relations theory. Saira Khan is an international affairs expert with a career spanning over twenty years as a Professor of International Relations.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-50196-8
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    War by other means : Western sanctions on Russia and Moscow’s response (2024)
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    ISBN: 9783031513701
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 214 Seiten) , Diagramme, Illustrationen
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Diplomacy. ; Security, International.
    Abstract: This book is required reading to grasp the dynamics of economic sanctions. Drawing on recent Western sanctions imposed on the Russian economy, it provides a persuasive corrective to the dominant perspective that sanctions undermine target countries. -Immanuel Ness, Chairperson and Professor of Political Science, Brooklyn College, NY. This is an outstanding contribution to the literature. It provides a comprehensive and balanced analysis of the role of sanctions in the contemporary era. -Alan W. Cafruny, Henry Bristol Professor of International Affairs, Department of Government, Hamilton College, USA. This important study shows how Russia has survived being the most sanctioned country in the world by reorienting its trade towards the East and creating import-substitution policies and investment in local industries. -Jeremy Kuzmarov, author of The Russians are Coming, Again: The First Cold War as Tragedy, the Second as Farce. A timely contribution to the growing sanctions literature that urges policy adjustment to new geopolitical realities. -Dr. Ksenia Kirkham, Lecturer in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. This book analyses the goals of Western sanctions imposed on Russia from 2014 to 2023. It explores the effects of sanctions on the Russian economy and its political course, as well as the repercussions of the sanctions to the senders and third parties, including spillover effects on neighboring countries and boomerang effects on the senders. While sanctions can be considered relatively effective in terms of economic consequences, the Russian economy is far from being crushed. Importantly, sanctions proved to be ineffective as an instrument of foreign policy. They have failed to alter Moscow’s resolve to continue its military operation and are unlikely to change it in the near future. Dr. Angela Borozna is Adjunct Professor at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Lada V. Kochtcheeva is Professor of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs at the North Carolina State University. .
    Note: Tabellen, Literaturverzeichnisse , Introduction , Sanctions : a theoretical review , Annexation of Crimea : Western sanctions and Russia’s response (2014-2021) , Thewar in Ukraine : avalanche of Western sanctions and Russia’s reaction , Sanctions busting : the role of various states in Russia’s resistance to sanctions , Assessing sanctions effectiveness , Implications of sanctions to the rest of the world , Conclusion
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-51370-1
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    Justicecraft: Imagining Justice in Times of Conflict (2024)
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    ISBN: 9783031581601
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 107 p. 6 illus., 5 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Security, International. ; Peace.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: The Craft -- Chapter 2: Shaping Justice -- Chapter 3: Feeling Justice -- Chapter 4: Being Justice -- Chapter 5: Crafting.
    Abstract: This book is about the making of justice. Despite the growing scholarship on transitional and transformative justice, contested struggles for justice in times of political change fail to get the nuanced attention we think they deserve. It seeks to understand how the making of justice is a craft and how this process of craft making is itself a source of political change. The authors introduce a new and novel conceptual framework of justicecraft which sheds light upon political change by unpacking five key elements—the skills, knowledge, labor, affect, and materiality—involved in contested struggles for justice. Justicecraft illuminates the stories and struggles for justice, enabling a greater understanding of accompanying social, political, and cultural shifts in society which unfold during times of conflict. By framing justice as craft, the authors offer a more fluid understanding of how people are producing justice on the ground—and identify the means, the instruments, the language, and claims involved in the process. Each chapter applies the framework of justicecraft to diverse global case illustrations of struggles against past, present, and future injustices and wrongdoings and draws out the key elements embedded in these processes. Lauren Balasco is Associate Professor of Political Science at Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey. Eliza Garnsey is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in International Relations at the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, London. Arnaud Kurze is Associate Professor of Justice Studies at Montclair State University. Christopher Lamont is Professor of International Relations at Tokyo International University and Visiting Senior Researcher at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) at the University of Tokyo.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-58160-1
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    Screening by International Aid Organizations Operating in the Global South : Mitigating Risks of Generosity (2024)
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    ISBN: 9783031541650
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 200 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Security, International. ; Economic development. ; Data protection. ; Humanitarian law.
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Securitizing aid -- Chapter 3. Screening as data processing operation -- Chapter 4. Screening as data processing operation -- Chapter 5. The politics of (non-)transparency in non-European contexts -- Chapter 6. Conclusion.
    Abstract: Aid organizations usually embrace the idea of digitalization, both in terms of using diverse technologies and processing data digitally for improving their services, making their operations more efficient and even mitigating various risks. While digital fundraising, the use of biometric ID systems or digitalized cash and voucher assistance enjoys widespread attention both in academic and practitioner circles, it is less known how aid organizations navigate between counterterrorism legislations and data protection laws in technical terms. Limiting the discussion to the EU General Data Protection Regulation and by conceptualizing screening — commonly used to prevent the use of donor money for illicit purposes, money-laundering, terrorism finance or corruption — as a data processing operation conducted by larger international aid organizations operating in the Global South, this book focuses on the matter of ‘transparency’ and ‘right to information’ being at the nexus ofsurveillance studies and privacy studies. By means of legal and social science methods, it simultaneously explores screening in light of classic surveillance and analyses whether opacity around screening by NGOs (data controllers) is in line with the spirit of European Union data protection regime from the perspective of individuals (data subjects). In so doing, Paragi also contributes to the discussion on the politics of transparency and highlights the dilemmas and challenges aid organizations operating in authoritarian regimes or conflict settings may face. Beata Paragi is Associate Professor at the Institute of Global Studies at Corvinus University of Budapest. She earned her PhD in Political Science (Multidisciplinary International Relations) in 2008, and additionally holds a MA-degree in ICT Law from the University of Oslo (2022). Her research interests and teaching focus on development and humanitarian studies, the digital dimension of aid operations, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and qualitative research methods.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-54165-0
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    European Naval Power : From Cold War to Hybrid Wars (2024)
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    ISBN: 9783031478765
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXVIII, 478 p. 14 illus., 5 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Maritime Politics and Security
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    Keywords: Security, International. ; International relations. ; Teilstreitkraft ; Marine ; Seemacht ; Seekrieg ; Strategie ; Internationale Politik ; Europa
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Evolution of European Naval Power -- Chapter 2. Cold War Roots -- Chapter 3. 1991 – 2001: Enemy, where Art Though? - Chapter 4. 2001 – 2014 Land Wars and Financial Woes -- Chapter 5. 2014 – 2022: Entering a New Age of Competition -- Chapter 6. From Competitive to Collaborative and Back Again?
    Abstract: “In his latest work, Stöhs expands his analytical horizon to assess post-Cold War European naval operations, driven by national and transnational requirements, and their role within the traditional NATO alliance structure. Stöhs skillfully teases apart strategy, force structures, and operations to reaffirm a vital truth – that collective naval employment amongst NATO allies and partners remains the most desirable policy choice.” — Admiral James Stavridis, USN, (Ret), 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO “Western navies are facing both, a looming cold war and an ongoing hybrid war at sea. For that, they must be readied. This is the definitive study on European naval power and will be indispensable to policy-makers, naval analysts, military officers, and industry leaders alike.” — Dr. Sebastian Bruns, Senior Researcher Institute for Security Policy, Kiel University “Naval forces play a critical role in safeguarding Europe’s prosperity and constitute the linchpin upon which rests the defense of the transatlantic alliance. Stöhs does a masterful job in providing an in-depth view of the evolution of European naval power from the end of the Cold War to today’s era of hybrid threats.” — Admiral James Foggo III, USN, (Ret), Former Commander of United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples This book charts new waters in the study of European naval power. It explores the evolution of Europe’s navies from the final days of the Cold War to a period of hybrid wars and renewed strategic competition, manifest in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s increasingly aggressive behavior in the Asia-Pacific Region. The author highlights how inconsistencies and shortsighted naval policies have led to dangerous capability shortfalls and offers several recommendations for navies to navigate successfully the future maritime environment. Dr. Jeremy Stöhs is a security and defense analyst, the Deputy Director of the Austrian Center for Intelligence, Propaganda & Security Studies (ACIPSS), and a Fellow at the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University (ISPK).
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-47876-5
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    National Security Through the Lens of the ‘Five Eyes’ Nations : Analyzing Domestic and Homeland Considerations for Intersectoral Collaboration (2024)
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    ISBN: 9783031587306
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 152 p. 5 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Security, International. ; International organization. ; Politics and war.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Research questions, methodology and limitations -- Chapter 3: Relationships -- Chapter 4: Australia -- Chapter 5: Canada -- Chapter 6: New Zealand -- Chapter 7: United Kingdom -- Chapter 8: United States -- Chapter 9: Analysis and Findings -- Chapter 10: Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book analyzes the ‘Five Eyes’ nations’ concerns and policies relating to national security threats through an interdisciplinary theoretical engagement with the Political, Information, Security and Economic (PISE) Model. Through the analysis of secondary data sources such as scholarly and government reports, policy documents, press releases and interviews, the author analyzes the five case studies—Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, and the USA—to determine how and why nations use the PISE variables to shape favorable homeland security outcomes, to determine what the points of homeland intersectoral collaboration are among the ‘Five Eyes’ nations. In so doing, Weaver determines that although the ‘Five Eyes’ countries have concerns about homeland security and each, individually, identifies threats and hazards, they do also employ collaborative measures to build resilience and increase efforts to prepare for anticipated security breaches. John Weaver is an associate professor of Intelligence Analysis at York College of Pennsylvania (USA), a retired DOD civilian from the United States’ Intelligence Community, and has served as an officer in the US Army (retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel). He has lived and worked on four continents and in 19 countries respectively, spending nearly eight years overseas (on behalf of the US government). His experience includes multiple combat deployments, peace enforcement, peacekeeping, humanitarian relief and disaster assistance support in both conventional and unconventional/non-traditional units. John has trained and certified multinational NATO reconnaissance teams based in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain for worldwide deployment in full-spectrum mission sets. He has also personally led several reconnaissance missions throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (including multiple missions in Afghanistan).
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-58730-6
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    Adaptive Peacebuilding : A New Approach to Sustaining Peace in the 21st Century (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031182198
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXVII, 321 p. 8 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Twenty-first Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict
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    Keywords: Peace. ; International relations. ; Security, International. ; Bewaffneter Konflikt ; Friedenskonsolidierung ; Friedenssichernde Maßnahme ; Friede ; Konfliktregelung ; Konflikt ; Transformation ; Anpassung ; Politische Beteiligung ; Fallstudie ; Erde
    Abstract: 1 Introduction. Exploring Alternative Approaches to Peacebuilding - Cedric de Coning, Rui Saraiva, and Ako Muto -- 2 Adaptive Peacebuilding: Leveraging the Context-specific and Participatory Dimensions of Self-sustainable Peace - Cedric de Coning -- 3 How Can the UN Sustaining Peace Agenda Live Up to Its Potential? - Youssef Mahmoud -- 4 Experiencing Adaptive Actions Within a Complex Peacebuilding Framework: The Colombian Case - Lina Penagos -- 5 Adaptive Peacebuilding in Mozambique: Examples of Localized International Non-Governmental Organizations (L-INGOs) in a Complex and Uncertain Environment - Rui Saraiva -- 6 Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH): Impartiality and an Adaptive Peacebuilding Approach in Structural Asymmetry - Ryoji Tateyama -- 7 The Challenges and Effects of Externally Driven and Locally Driven Peacebuilding Approaches in a Complex Context: A Case Study of the Syrian Conflict - Ako Muto -- 8 Accommodating Incomplete DDR, Security Sector Development, and Veterans’ Issues to Peacebuilding Efforts: National Responses, Suco, and Local Security in Timor-Leste - Yukako Tanaka-Sakabe -- 9 China’s Peacebuilding in South Sudan: “Top-down” Adaptation and Its Effectiveness - Miwa Hirono -- 10 The Role of Adaptive Peacebuilding in Japan’s Assistance of the Mindanao Peace Process in the Philippines - Miyoko Taniguchi -- 11 Conclusions. What Have We Learned About Adaptive Peacebuilding from Comparing Determined-Design with Context-Specific Peacebuilding Experiences? - Cedric de Coning, Rui Saraiva, and Ako Muto.
    Abstract: Adaptive Peacebuilding is an invaluable contribution to our thinking and practice. The various cases studied demonstrate that context specific peacebuilding help to sustain peace because they stimulate, facilitate, and support local agency and resilience. - Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support Adaptive Peacebuilding is a welcome addition to the literature on peacebuilding. It captures the complexities needed to making peacebuilding work in different contexts. - Kwesi Aning, Professor, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana This book responds to the urgent need to improve how we prevent and resolve conflict. It introduces Adaptive Peacebuilding through evidence-based research from eight case studies across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. It also considers how China and Japan view and practice peacebuilding. The book focuses on how peacebuilders design, implement and evaluate programs to sustain peace, how interactions between external and local actors have facilitated or hindered peacemaking, and how adaptation to complexity and uncertainty occurred in each case study. Cedric de Coning is Research Professor with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), and Senior Advisor with the African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD). Rui Saraiva is Research Fellow at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development. Ako Muto is Executive Senior Research Fellow at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development.
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    Swahili in Spaces of War : A Sociolinguistic Odyssey (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031273384
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(IX, 232 p. 2 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War
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    Keywords: Africa—History. ; African languages. ; Peace. ; Sociolinguistics. ; Security, International. ; Africa
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Swahili and the Maji Maji Resistance against German Rule -- Chapter 3: Swahili and African Military Formation: Between WWI and WWII -- Chapter 4: Swahili and Imperial Britain: Colonial Creation/African Appropriation -- Chapter 5: Swahili and the Conflicts of the Great Lakes Region -- Chapter 6: Swahili and the Cold War -- Chapter 7: Swahili and the War on Terrorism in the Post-Cold War Period -- Chapter 8: Conclusion.
    Abstract: This monograph examines the roles and functions of Swahili in war/conflict situations, and the impact of wars on the destiny of the language. Covering a period of over a century, the monograph explores this sociolinguistic theme in the context of six wars/conflicts: the Maji Maji resistance against German rule, the two World Wars, the anti-colonial resistance to British colonialism, the wars of the Great Lakes region, the cold wars, and the ongoing war against terrorism. In geographical focus, some of the war situations explored here are “local,” others are “transnational,” and others still rather “global” in scope and ramifications. In the final analysis, the monograph provides important snapshots of the conflict-based history of the Swahili language, demonstrating once again that language is a malleable tool that can be appropriated and galvanized to serve the interests of either party in a conflict and sometimes as a means of creating hegemonic and anti-hegemonic meanings. Alamin Mazrui is Professor at Rutgers University, USA. He has authored and edited several books and written numerous articles in sociolinguistics, education, literature, and culture. He has a special interest in human rights and civil liberties and has written policy reports on these subjects. Mazrui is also a published Swahili poet and playwright. Kimani Njogu holds a Ph.D in linguistics from Yale University (1994). He is the Executive Director of Twaweza Communications, Nairobi, and serves in the Kiswahili Commission at the African Academy of Languages (ACALAN), an organ of the African Union. His research interests revolve around language, culture and society.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27338-4
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    British Novels and the European Union : DysEUtopia (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031227981
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 215 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Ethnology—Great Britain. ; Fiction. ; Culture. ; Ethnology ; Europe
    Abstract: 1 -- Introduction: Brexit! -- 2 Defending the Nation -- 3 Taking Back Control -- 4 Remaining or Leaving? -- 5 Conclusion: Breturn?
    Abstract: This book looks at the cultural, political and economic conditions of British Euroscepticism. Focusing on eight British dystopian novels, published in the years before the decisive In/Out-Referendum, and taking into account cultural, political and economic contexts, Lisa Bischoff shows how the novels’ stance towards the integration project range from slight criticism to outright hostility. The wide availability of the novels, and the prominence of both its authors and readers, among which are political figures David Cameron, Nigel Farage and Daniel Hannan, amplify the power of literary Euroscepticism. Drawing on cultural studies, literature and social science, British Novels and the European Union reveals the many facets of British Euroscepticism. Lisa Bischoff is a science editor and writer at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany. She is a contributing author to The Road to Brexit: A cultural perspective on British attitudes to Europe (2020). Her research interests include cultural narratives, dystopian fiction, British-EU relations and EU studies.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22798-1
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    The Fate of Political Scientists in Europe : From Myth to Action (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031246432
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 178 p. 18 illus., 12 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political science. ; Education, Higher. ; Education and state. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1. European political science: the magnitude, heterogeneity and relevance of a divided discipline -- 2. The legacies. Explaining the richness and heterogeneity of European political science -- 3. The current scenario. Mapping fragmentation and transformation in European political science -- 4. The future of European Political Science.
    Abstract: The Fate of Political Scientists in Europe not only draws a comprehensive picture of today’s political science and of its scholars, but also reflects in a refreshing and challenging way on what it should be. - Kris Deschouwer, Emeritus Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium. Giliberto Capano and Luca Verzichelli take us into a fascinating intellectual journey that sheds light on how European scholars conceive of the profession and what attitudes and values animate their research activities. - Manuela Moschella, Associate professor in Political Science, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy. Every so often academic disciplines should take stock of where they have come from, what they are, and what they want to be. This thorough study of European political science is an excellent example of such a stock-taking. - B. Guy Peters, Maurice Falk Professor of American Government, University of Pittsburgh, USA. This open access book offers a systematic survey of the attitudes and values of European political scientists. It builds a structural interpretation based on empirical data, as well as offering reflections on the future structure of the discipline. In the middle of a delicate phase of changes marked by the effects of pandemic and the war in Ukraine, we need to pay attention to the factors that are affecting not only the ‘objects’ of Political Science as a discipline but also its interactions with the world around it. First, this book asks to what extent the work of European political scientists is impacted by the current change. Second, their attitudes and predisposition about the future goals of the discipline are analysed. In the final chapter, the authors seek to understand to what extent a diffuse but still not completely institutionalized academic discipline will be able to produce a comprehensive impact around the European society, in order to be more visible and effective in policy making and policy processes. Giliberto Capano is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Bologna, Italy. Luca Verzichelli is Professor of Political Science at the University of Siena, Italy.
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    Non-territorial autonomy : an introduction (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031316098
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 228 Seiten) , Illustrationen, Karte
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Human rights. ; Economic development. ; Europe ; Autonomie ; Selbstverwaltung ; Konzeption ; Minderheitenrecht ; Indigenes Volk ; Stammesgesellschaft ; Rechtsstellung ; Grundwerte ; Non-territorial autonomy ; Erde
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Concept of Non-Territorial Autonomy: Origins, Developments, and Subtypes -- 3. Origins and Early Implementations of Non-Territorial Autonomy -- 4. NTA and International Minority Rights -- 5. NTA as a Democratization Tool -- 6. Normative Principles and Non-territorial autonomy -- 7. The Politics of NTA -- 8. The legal and institutional context of NTA -- 9. The Many Faces of Minority Non-Territorial Autonomy -- 10. Cultural Autonomy as Non-Territorial Autonomy -- 11. Operationalizing Non-Territorial Autonomy: Indicators Assessing Mobilization For Empowerment.
    Abstract: This Open Access textbook is a result of the work of ENTAN – the European Non-Territorial Autonomy Network. It provides students with a comprehensive analysis of the different aspects and issues around the concept of non-territorial autonomy (NTA). The themes of each chapter have been selected to ensure a multi- and interdisciplinary overview of an emerging research field and show both in theory and in practice the possibilities of NTA in addressing cultural, ethnic, religious and language differences in contemporary societies. This is an open access book. Marina Andeva is Associate Professor at the School of Political Science, University American College Skopje (UACS), North Macedonia, and Research Fellow at the Institute of International Sociology in Gorizia (ISIG), Italy. Balázs Dobos is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Minority Studies within the Centre for Social Sciences in Budapest, Hungary. Ljubica Djordjević is Senior Researcher and Head of the ‘Justice and Governance’ Cluster at the European Centre for Minority Issues in Flensburg, Germany. Börries Kuzmany is a historian and Slavicist by training, an assistant professor at the Department for East European History at the University of Vienna, Austria. Tove Malloy is Professor of European Studies at the Europa-Universität Flensburg, Germany, and External Lecturer at Roskilde University, Denmark.
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    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-31609-8
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    The Italian State and International Terrorism, 1969–1986 : The Lodo Moro (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031431609
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 257 p. 2 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World
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    Keywords: Italy ; International relations ; Terrorism. ; Political violence. ; Security, International. ; Middle East ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction - Fast Forward: Uses and Abuses of the Lodo Moro -- Chapter 2: Italy in the Maelstrom of International Terrorism -- Chapter 3: A Broader View from Sudan to Austria: The Construction of a Functional Archetype -- Chapter 4: 1973: Fiumicino Attack -- Chapter 5: European Appeasement, A State Decision: The Genesis of the Lodo -- Chapter 6: From Terrorist Movements to State Terrorism: Italy Faced with a Security Dilemma -- Chapter 7: The Evolution of the Lodo -- Chapter 8: Conclusions: Raison d’État and the Right to Truth.
    Abstract: This book sheds light on the so-called ‘Moro Doctrine’, an Italian state security policy which has been portrayed in literature as an under-the-counter agreement made between Italy and Palestinian movement during the Cold War. The Moro Doctrine, or ‘Lodo Moro’ as it is known in Italy, aimed to protect the peninsula from Palestinian attacks by allowing terrorists to use Italian territory as a base for weapons and guerrilla fighters. Responsibility for the ‘Lodo’ was instrumentally placed on Aldo Moro, the five- time Prime Minister of Italy, after his death, and since then his name has become indelibly linked with the shame of having negotiated with Palestinian terrorists. Thanks to records collected from over twenty archives in Italy, the USA, France, Germany, Britain and Russia, concrete evidence shows that the significance of this agreement needs to be rethought. The author argues that the decision to adopt the Lodo was not solely made by Moro, but also involved key figures of the Christian Democrat and Socialist parties, various magistrates and even the President of the Republic. It illustrates how terrorism was used as an effective tool in international diplomacy to influence foreign and domestic policies. Offering a re-examination of Italian counter-terrorist policy, this book analyses how Italy responded to international terrorism during the Cold War, providing a useful read for those researching Italian and European history, Cold War studies, the history of international relations and diplomacy, and Middle-East history. Valentine Lomellini is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies at the University of Padua in Italy. Here, she teaches Terrorism and Security in International History, and the History of International Relations. She is also the author of La diplomazia del terrore: 1967–1989 (2023).
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-43160-9
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    The Impact of EU Politicisation on Voting Behaviour in Europe (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031291876
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXVIII, 337 p. 70 illus., 3 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Elections. ; Communication in politics. ; Political sociology. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Holding Europe Accountable Nationally -- Chapter 2: News vs. Opinion Articles on the European Union. The politicization of the EU in the mainstream press -- Chapter 3: Parties acting Strategically: National Parliaments’ role in holding the EU Accountable -- Chapter 4: Polity or Policies? The European Union in Parliamentary debates and the media -- Chapter 5: Experimental Evidence of EU issue voting -- Chapter 6: The Left-Right dimension, Europe and Voting in Bailout Europe -- Chapter 7: EU issue voting in simultaneous elections: The case of Belgium -- Chapter 8: The importance of EU issues in German elections -- Chapter 9: After the crisis: EU issue voting in Greece -- Chapter 10: Salient but not polarized: The role of the EU in the Irish electoral arena -- Chapter 11: Portugal: EU issue voting in Mainstream and Challenger Parties -- Chapter 12: A broken national consensus? EU issue voting and the radical right in Spain -- Chapter 13: Consequences of EU Politicisation for Voting in National Elections. .
    Abstract: “This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of how the European Union influences national politics and how the national response to Europe can serve as a channel of accountability in the European Union. The authors engage fundamental questions relating to national elections and European issues with an eye to explaining the dynamics of EU political support and opposition in Belgium, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. The authors come to grips with these questions using extensive original data on EU coverage in the national media, parliamentary debates, and online surveys. In short, this volume is a signal contribution to our understanding of EU politicization.” -- Gary Marks, Burton Craige Professor, UNC Chapel Hill, USA, and Professor, Robert Schuman Centre, EUI, Italy. This open access book focuses on the importance that EU politicization has gained in European democracies and the consequences for voting behaviour in six countries of the EU: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. Most of the studies which research the way the EU is being legitimised focus on the European Parliament elections. In this book we argue that to understand how EU accountability works, it is necessary to focus instead on national elections and the national political environment. Through a detailed, multimethod analysis this book establishes rigorously the paths of European accountability at the national level, its propitious contexts in the media and parliamentary debates, and whether the paths are similar from Greece to Germany. The findings have implications for both national and European Union democracy, underlining the importance that national institutions have in enabling citizens to hold the EU accountable. Marina Costa Lobo is Research Professor at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon in Portugal, and Director of the European Political Science Review.
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    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29187-6
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    Debating Religion and Forced Migration Entanglements (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031233791
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIV, 196 p. 2 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Politics of Citizenship and Migration
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    Keywords: Political science. ; Emigration and immigration. ; Religion and politics. ; Anthropology. ; Security, International.
    Abstract: Introduction: Debating Religion and Forced Migration Entanglements (Elżbieta M. Goździak) -- Part 1: Politics, values, and discourses mobilized by religion -- Chapter 1: Keleti Pályaudvar: Past and Present Refugee Crises in Hungary (Elżbieta M. Goździak) -- Chapter 2: A journey to reconciliation? Asylum, religion and LGBTQ+ identities in the UK (Moira Dustin) -- Chapter 3: Though Shalt Not Deport? Religious Ethical Discourse and the Politics of Asylum in Poland and Israel (Agnieszka Bielewska) -- Part 2: Lived experiences of religion: Belonging and identity. -Chapter 4: Class solidarity and sectarian politics: Quarantina and the refugees of Beirut, Lebanon (Diala Lteif) -- Chapter 5: Spaces of Experience and Horizons of Expectation: On the multidimensional role of religion in the Syrian Refugee Crisis (Ingrid Løland) -- Chapter 6: Exclusive inclusion: “Cultural values,” racialization of religion, and religious difference in the Netherlands’ politics of belonging (Aukje Muller) -- Part 3: Faith and faith actors in responses to forced migration -- Chapter 7: Local faith communities’ responses to forced migration (Susanna Trotta and Olivia Wilkinson) -- Chapter 8: Religion Resettles Refugees: Case studies of religion's role in resettlement in the United States (Mathew Weiner) -- Chapter 9: Religion and Canada’s Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program: A Case Study with MCC Ontario (Luann Good Gingrich) -- Chapter 10: The occult and land access among peri-urban refugees: The case of Lydiate informal settlement in Zimbabwe (Johannes Bhanye) -- Conclusions: Religion and Forced Migration at the Crossroads (Elżbieta M. Goździak).
    Abstract: “This volume casts new light on an age-old issue--the role of religion in forced migration. With chapters by both academics and practitioners, it contributes immensely to our knowledge of forced migration and religion.” —Susan Martin, Donald G. Herzberg Professor Emerita of International Migration, Georgetown University “A welcome addition to the expanding literature on religion and forced migration. It both expands the theoretical framing of how we think about the religion and forced migration nexus and enriches the available case studies. By combining perspectives from both advocates and scholars, this book breaks down the false dichotomy between them.” —Dianna Shandy, Professor of Anthropology, Macalester College and Scholar-in-Residence, Elon University This open access book brings into dialogue migration and religion scholars with spiritual leaders and representatives of faith-based organizations assisting refugees. Migration has always been part of spiritual development. The current 'refugee crisis' has brought to the fore debates regarding the role of religion in defining difference, linking the ‘refugee crisis’ with Islam, and fear of the ‘Other.’ Many religious leaders and politicians invoke religious values and call for strict border controls while many humanitarians use religious values to welcome and assist refugees. This book focuses on politics and discourses mobilized by religious beliefs; lived experiences of religion; and faith actors’ responses to forced migration. Elżbieta M. Goździak is Visiting Professor in the Center for Migration Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland. Izabella Main is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Ethnology and Director of the Centre for Migration Studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland.
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    Cultural Diplomacy in Cold War Finland : Identity, Geopolitics and the Welfare State (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031122057
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 258 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy
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    Keywords: Civilization—History. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; Diplomacy. ; Communication in politics. ; International relations. ; Civilization ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Studying Finland’s Cultural Diplomacy from World War II to the CSCE -- 2. Defining Finland’s Cultural Diplomacy from Postwar to Cold War -- 3. Developing State Agencies and Centralizing International Cultural Relations -- 4. Coordinating and Facilitating Bilateral Cultural Contacts -- 5. Participating in Multilateral Cultural Cooperation -- 6. The Finnish State and International Cultural Relations, 1945–1975.
    Abstract: This open access book explores the organization and evolution of Finland’s Cold War cultural diplomacy (1945-1975) as the basis for a reflection on the country’s foreign relations, the link between culture and politics, small states’ autonomy during the Cold War, and the porosity of the East-West divide. The book offers a historical survey of the development of Finland’s cultural diplomacy as part of the Finnish state’s foreign activities. In its empirical parts, it focuses on archives drawn from the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education in order to explain Finland’s cultural diplomacy as the result of the country’s foreign policy orientations, interactions between domestic and foreign policy, and the expansion of state activities in the artistic, educational, and cultural sectors. Various reflections and reports on foreign cultural relations highlight the role of identity concerns, cultural relations, geopolitics and economic imperatives in the development of a specifically Finnish cultural diplomacy. Furthermore, the book focuses on specific aspects and events, considering for instance the organization and evolutions of Finland’s cultural relations with the USSR, the role of cultural treaties, academic exchanges and scientific cooperation, “cultural exports” and the marketization of culture, overlaps between cultural relations and high politics. Louis Clerc is Professor in Contemporary History in the Department of Contemporary History, Philosophy and Political Science at the University of Turku, Finland. His current research projects deal with the history of public and cultural diplomacy and the study of diplomatic relations.
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    European Union Support for Colombia's Peace Process : Civil Society, Human Rights and Territorial Peace (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031247972
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 402 p. 4 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Peace. ; Human rights. ; Europe ; Friedenskonsolidierung ; Friede ; Konfliktlösung ; Beilegung ; Konfliktregelung ; Friedensverhandlung ; Internationale Organisation ; Förderung ; Unterstützung ; Kolumbien
    Abstract: Chapter 1. EU support for peace in Colombia. Contributions from the territorial approach, the strengthening of civil society and the defence of human rights. (Karlos Pérez de Armiño. University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU) -- Chapter 2. The recent context in Colombia in historical and territorial perspective: Armed conflict, the Havana Agreements and their implementation (Jerónimo Ríos. Complutense University of Madrid) -- Chapter 3. EU development cooperation in Colombia and support for peacebuilding. A historical perspective. (Juana García Duque. University of the Andes, Bogotá) -- Chapter 4. Multilevel support for the process for the reincorporation of FARC-EP: The experience of the EU Trust Fund (Carlos Madridejos. University of the Basque Country) -- Chapter 5. A review of the European Union's gender approach in its support to the peace process in Colombia (Irantzu Mendia. University of the Basque Country) -- Chapter 6. The European Union’s contribution to the implementation of the ethnic approach within the Colombian Peace Agreement (2016-2021) (Alba Linares, University of the Basque Country), etc.
    Abstract: “A truly original contribution to our understanding of peacebuilding in the 21st Century. This detailed analysis of the role of the European Union in Colombia’s struggle to make and build peace gives us vital insights into whether and how International actors can contribute seriously to both.” — Jenny Pearce, Research Professor, Latin America and Caribbean Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom This open access book provides a comprehensive analysis of the EU's crucial support for the implementation of the Havana Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP. It explores the use of new approaches and instruments that, despite some limitations and criticisms, could go beyond conventional liberal peace and provide useful lessons. Particular attention is paid to three axes: strengthening civil society, protection of human rights and a territorial peace perspective, as a contribution to the "local turn" in peace policies. The book first outlines the background of the conflict, the EU's two-decade defense of a negotiated peace, and the complexities of the peace process. Then, it analyses the development cooperation and political support provided in different areas: the collective reinsertion of ex-guerrillas, women and gender initiatives, the rights of ethnic communities, the sophisticated transitional justice system, as well as activities on reconciliation, victims and protection of human rights defenders. Karlos Pérez de Armiño is Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao. Research fellow and former director (2015-2021) of Hegoa, Institute for International Cooperation and Development Studies. His research interests include critical approaches to peacebuilding, EU peacebuilding policies, human security, humanitarian action, and conflicts and famines.
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    The British and American Intelligence Divisions in Occupied Germany, 1945–1955 : A Secret System of Rule (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031502002
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXV, 373 p. 26 illus., 11 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe ; International relations ; Europe, Central ; Great Britain ; United States ; Security, International.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. From Herford to Heidelberg: The Structures of Liaison -- 3. Military Intelligence -- 4. Scientific and Technical Intelligence -- 5. Security Intelligence -- 6. Political Intelligence -- 7. Building A New Germany -- 8. Conclusion.
    Abstract: “A first-class contribution to the blossoming discipline of Intelligence Studies, taking certain debates and puzzles in fascinating new directions. Empirically and ideationally, this book oozes quality” —Christopher Moran, Professor, University of Warwick, and author of Classified: Secrecy and the State in Modern Britain “The British and American Intelligence Divisions in Occupied Germany, 1945-1955 unearths a trove of new material on Nazi-era and post-war Germany. Intelligence Divisions makes a very strong case for seeing German democracy as the result of relentless work by the Anglo-American secret states. Several sacred cows are slaughtered in the process” —Simon Ball, Professor, University of Leeds, and author of Secret History: Writing the Rise of Britain’s Intelligence Services This book provides the first history of the British and American Intelligence Divisions (IDs) in occupied Germany and the liaison between them. It reveals that after the fall of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich, much of Germany was controlled by an Anglo-American secret system of rule which was the real backbone of the occupation and largely explains its successful outcomes. Based in Heidelberg, the American ID was the senior American military intelligence organisation in occupied Germany, responsible for the security of American forces in Europe. The British ID, based in Herford, was a purpose-built intelligence organisation designed to ensure the security of the British Zone of Germany and to help achieve the Allied occupation objectives. The IDs undertook military, scientific, security, political, and state-building intelligence tasks which each form the focus of a chapter in this book. Luke Daly-Groves is a Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Manchester. Prior to this, he lectured at the University of Central Lancashire where he developed a specialist module on modern Germany (1933-1965). He has also taught the history of Germany and secret intelligence at the University of Leeds. In 2021, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society by invitation of the society’s President, in recognition of his contribution to scholarship.
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    Italian Partisans and British Forces in the Second World War : Working with the Enemy (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031286827
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(IX, 248 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Italy—History. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; World War, 1939-1945. ; Italy ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Where it all began -- Chapter 3: Fieldwork -- Chapter 4: Propaganda -- Chapter 5:The long liberation -- Chapter 6: Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book proposes a significant new interpretation of the relations between Italian partisans and British forces during the Italian campaign of 1943-1945. The core of the argument challenges many assumptions that are today still present both in Italian and in the Anglophone historiography on the subject. In current historiography, the debate is still ongoing as to whether the British were a hostile force to the Italian Resistance, trying to weaken it to better control it, or a genuine and committed ally. Instead of a clear-cut and artificial dichotomy between the 'Italians' and the 'British' this book posits the idea that lines were often blurred, and relations existed on a scale that included lots of grey and overlapping areas. Thanks to an original approach that examines the Italo-British interaction from a point of view as close as possible to the ‘action’, it proposes a new interpretation based on the way the British image was cast in Italy. Politics is left in the background in favour of an analysis of the concrete problems and difficulties that Italians and the British had to face when working together and how these processes influenced the image of Great Britain in Italy in the following decades. This produces a final interpretation that enriches current historiography and pushes forward our understanding of the relationship between Italian partisans and British forces.
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    Mobilization Constraints and Military Privatization : The Political Cost-Effectiveness of Outsourcing Security (2023)
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 240 p. 8 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Security, International. ; Militär ; Bewachungsgewerbe ; Privatisierung ; Mobilmachung ; Beschränkung ; Militärpolitik ; USA ; Großbritannien ; Italien
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Military Privatization and State Power in Historical Perspective -- 3. Domestic Political Constraints and Contractor Support to Military Operations: a new Theoretical Framework -- 4. Mobilization Constraints and Military Privatization in the United States -- 5. Mobilization Constraints and Military Privatization in the United Kingdom -- 6. Military Mobilization Constraints and Military Privatization in Italy -- 7. Effectiveness, Norms, and Military Cultures: Assessing Mobilization Constraints against Competing Explanations -- 8. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book investigates the connection between tightening mobilization constraints and the use of PMSCs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy. Drawing on neoclassical realism and institutionalist theory, it conceptualizes democracies’ use of private military and security companies (PMSCs) as an attempt to circumvent the tightening constraints on the mobilization of military power. The use of private military contractors is less subjected to parliamentary restrictions and less visible to public opinion than the deployment of soldiers. Rather than cheaper in financial terms, PMSCs are therefore politically cost-effective, as they enable decision-makers to minimize the institutional obstacles on conducting military operations and the electoral costs attached thereto. The need to reduce the ex ante hurdles and the ex post costs of military deployments fills the blind spots of alternative explanations for the use of PMSCs based on effectiveness, ideology, and organizational interests. Eugenio Cusumano is Associate Professor of political science at the University of Messina, Italy.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16423-1
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    Pathologies of Democratic Frustration : Voters and Elections Between Desire and Dissatisfaction (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031242359
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVI, 346 p. 18 illus., 16 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; Political psychology. ; Political sociology. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1 Anatomy of democratic frustration -- Chapter 2 Democratic desire and delivery deficit: Operationalising democratic frustration -- Chapter 3 Narratives of democratic frustration -- Chapter 4 Causes of democratic frustration -- Chapter 5 Withdrawal, anger, and aggression: the behavioural consequences of democratic frustration -- Chapter 6 Democratic frustration amongst youth: the case of first time voters -- Chapter 7 An experiment on democratic frustration -- Chapter 8 Conclusions.
    Abstract: At a time of widespread disillusion, citizens keep telling us how “frustrated” they feel with their democracies. However, whilst scholars and commentators alike have heard that complain millions of times, we may not have taken it as seriously as we should. The author takes the concept of democratic frustration literally and puts it under an unprecedented analytical and empirical microscope. She applies insights from the psychology and political science literatures and uses a mixture of panel studies, surveys, interviews, and experiments to understand its sources, nature, dimensions, and consequences. The book sheds unprecedented light on pathologies of democratic frustration in the US, UK, Australia, and South Africa with a double focus on the general population, and on young people. Doing so, it reveals new thought-provoking insights on the true nature of contemporary democratic crises, and not least on how citizens’ actual desire for democracy uniquely shapes their dissatisfaction. Sarah Harrison is Deputy Director of the Electoral Psychology Observatory and Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, Department of Government, LSE, UK. .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24235-9
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    The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783319743196
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(45 illus., 35 illus. in color. eReference.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Security, International. ; International relations. ; Politics and war. ; Sicherheit ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Alternative Sicherheitspolitik ; Menschliche Sicherheit ; Enzyklopädie ; Lexikon ; Erde
    Abstract: 1. Conflict and Security -- 2. Human Rights and Societal Security -- 3. Poverty and Economic Security -- 4. Environmental Security -- 5. Food Security -- 6. Energy Security -- 7. Health Security. .
    Abstract: This encyclopedia provides an authoritative guide intended for students of all levels of studies, offering multidisciplinary insight and analysis of over 500 headwords covering the main concepts of Security and Non-traditional Security, and their relation to other scholarly fields and aspects of real-world issues in the contemporary geopolitical world.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74319-6
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    Evaluating NATO Enlargement : From Cold War Victory to the Russia-Ukraine War (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031233647
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 645 p. 7 illus., 4 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Security, International. ; International organization. ; Bündnis ; Verteidigung ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Internationale Organisation ; Militärische Kooperation ; Erweiterung ; Ost-West-Beziehungen ; Staatensystem ; Bündnispolitik ; Strategie
    Abstract: 1. Evaluating NATO enlargement: scholarly debates, policy implications, and roads not taken -- Part I. Foreign Policy and Strategy Debates -- 2. Patterns of Continuity in NATO’s Long History -- 3. NATO as a Political Alliance: Continuities and Legacies in the Enlargement Debates of the 1990s -- 4. NATO Enlargement and US Foreign Policy: Origins and Consequences -- 5. Myths and Realities of Putinism and NATO Expansion -- Part II. Great Power Relations -- 6. NATO Enlargement and US Grand Strategy: A Net Assessment -- 7. NATO Enlargement: Evaluating Its Consequences in Russia -- 8. The Tragedy of US-Russian Relations: NATO Centrality and the Revisionists’ Spiral -- 9. China Views NATO: Beijing’s Concerns About Transatlantic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific -- Part III. European Security -- 10. Thank Goodness For NATO Enlargement -- 11. Good For Democracy? Evidence from the 2004 NATO Expansion -- 12. Ukraine’s Bid to Join NATO: Re-evaluating Enlargement in a New Strategic Context -- 13. Every Which Way But Loose: NATO Enlargement, European Strategic Autonomy, and Fragmentation -- Part IV. Organizational Politics and Debates -- 14. Assessing the Consequences of Enlargement for the NATO Military Alliance -- 15. From Peace to War: The Military Implications of NATO Enlargement -- 16. NATO Enlargement and The Failure of the Cooperative Security Mindset.
    Abstract: Mobilizing an interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners, this book reviews the history and consequences of NATO’s post-Cold War enlargement into Central and Eastern Europe. It offers a nuanced discussion of the merits and drawbacks of NATO enlargement across the different actors involved and compares the results of the policy against potential alternatives that were not chosen. Particular attention is given to NATO enlargement’s influence on the course of U.S. foreign policy, democracy and security in Central and Eastern Europe, NATO’s own development as a political and military institution, and relations with China and Russia (including the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War). Written for an engaged audience, the book is designed to appeal to students, researchers, and policymakers alike while offering both policy insights and avenues for future scholarship. James Goldgeier is Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Professor of International Relations at the School of International Service at American University, where he served as Dean from 2011–17. Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson is Associate Professor with the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Senior Fellow with the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM), and Associate Editor of H-Diplo’s International Security Studies Forum (ISSF).
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23364-7
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    The Chemical and Biological Nonproliferation Regime after the Covid-19 Pandemic : Dealing with the Scientific Revolution in the Life Sciences (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031191084
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 125 p. 7 illus., 4 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Security, International. ; Politics and war. ; Biology. ; Chemische Waffe ; Biologische Waffe ; Nonproliferation ; Massenvernichtungswaffe ; Rüstungsbegrenzung ; Völkerrechtlicher Vertrag ; Kontrolle ; Dual-Use-Gut ; COVID-19
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Novel Neuroweapons -- Chapter 3: Neuroscience Developments of Concern -- Chapter 4: The Chemical Weapons Convention -- Chapter 5: The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention -- Chapter 6: Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book offers an analysis of how the Chemical and Biological Weapons (CBW) regime has responded in the immediate aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Coronavirus has highlighted the need to better protect modern societies from natural, accidental and deliberate disease affecting humans, animals and plants. Within that context preventing the deliberate hostile use of biological and chemical agents will be of increasing importance. Dando asks to what extent there has been a significant strengthening to the CBW non-proliferation regime in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic using an analysis focused on two proposals to strengthen the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention which aim to constrain advances in science and technology developments that could be misused. On this basis he concludes that it would be hard to argue that to date there has been a significant strengthening of the CBW regime. Malcolm Dando is Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow, Division of Peace Studies and International Development, School of Social Studies, University of Bradford, UK.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-19108-4
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    Conservative Governments in the Age of Brexit (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031214646
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 344 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political leadership. ; Political science. ; World politics. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Introduction (Matt Beech and Simon Lee) -- Part 1: Ideas, Leadership and Elections -- 2. Conservative Party Ideology in the Age of Brexit (Matt Beech) -- 3. Prime Ministerial Leadership in the Age of Brexit (Roderick Crawford) -- 4. The General Elections: 2015, 2017, 2019 (Christopher Fear) -- 5. The EU Referendum and British Politics (Jasper Miles) -- 6. Parliament and the Constitution (Philip Norton) -- Part 2: Continuity and Change in Public Policy -- 7. Two Steps Backwards: UK Economic Policy in the Ages of Austerity and Brexit, 2015 to 2020 (Simon Lee) -- 8. Conservative Governments and Education Policy in the Age of Brexit, 2015 to 2020 (Joseph Tiplady) -- 9. The Submerged Welfare State: Health and Social Care Policy in England from 2015 to 2020(Holly Jarman) -- 10. Conservative Welfare Policies: Ideational Oscillation in the Age of Brexit (Daniel Pitt) -- 11. Consistently inconsistent? Assessing UK Climate Action in the Age of Brexit (Jeremy F.G. Moulton) -- 12. British Defence Policy and Brexit: Finding Stability During a Period of Uncertainty (Philip Mayne) -- 13. Foreign Policy and International Development from Cameron to Johnson (James R. Pritchett) -- Part 3: Four Nation Politics -- 14. A Much-Misgoverned Nation: England in the Age of Brexit (Simon Lee) -- 15.Scotland, Conservatism and the British Union, 2015-20 (Margaret Arnott) -- 16. Wales and the Conservative Government, 2015-20 (Roger Awan-Scully) -- 17. Alienation and Destabilization: Northern Ireland in the Age of Brexit (Cillian McGrattan). .
    Abstract: This book provides the first evaluation of the three Conservative administrations which have been affected, shaped and determined by the age of Brexit. It breaks new ground by collectively analysing the Cameron, May and Johnson governments in an era of political and social shock and disruption, caused by the phenomenon of Brexit. As an edited collection, the book brings experts together who explain the complexities of ideas, leadership, votes, policy areas and territorial politics in an accessible and concise fashion. Contributors consider the continuities and discontinuities in Conservative Party ideas and political action. Matt Beech is Reader in Politics & Director of the Centre for British Politics at University of Hull, UK, and IES Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley, USA. Simon Lee is Senior Lecturer in Politics at University of Hull, UK.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21464-6
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    Cyberdemocracy : Transforming Politics (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031275449
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 230 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political science. ; Discourse analysis. ; Technology. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Democracy with an ‘E’ -- Chapter 3: The Enlightenment & Beyond -- Chapter 4: Representative Democracy & Crisis -- Chapter 5: The Public Sphere & Global Capital -- Chapter 6: Deliberative Democracy -- Chapter 7: Therorising the Cyberdemocratic Terrain -- Chapter 8: Civic Engagement & the Privitisation of the Public Sphere -- Chapter 9: The Westminster Model: Points & Issues -- Chapter 10: Cyberdemocracy and the Public Sphere -- Chapter 11: The Cyberdemocratic Future: Some Final Thoughts.
    Abstract: This book is explicitly modernist at a time when many scholars have either forgotten the emancipatory promise of the Enlightenment or railed against it in the name of postmodernism. The book, broadly, adopts a hybrid epistemology that utilises the critical insights of Geisteswissenschaften Tradition (Weberian ‘Ideal-Type Analysis’) and the Habermas (1988) notions of the ‘public sphere’ and deliberative/dialogic democracy (‘ideal speech’) to advance a general proposition of democratic renewal by way of cyberdemocracy. Curiously, as democracy spreads across the world in the age of globalisation, it has also been accompanied by increased discontent with democratic systems. To that end, this book is not overly concerned with saving democracy beyond the liberal representative model, rather the focus is on how modern representative democracy has failed and how cyberdemocracy might function as a more effective model that truly represents the people by broadening participation and reflexive deliberation. Harem Karem has recently obtained his Ph.D. in the United Kingdom. He is currently the executive director of a national NGO that focuses on research, training, and media. Formerly, Harem worked as a journalist covering the Middle East and worked as a researcher with a particular focus on democracy and elections. .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27544-9
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    Executive Secrecy and Democratic Politics : Arguments and Practices in the German Bundestag (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031306051
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 194 p. 4 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: New Perspectives in German Political Studies
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Executive power. ; Europe
    Abstract: This book investigates the parliamentary negotiation of executive secrecy. Parliaments depend on information to fulfil their roles as the people’s representatives, legislators and overseers of the executive. However, there are examples of executive secrecy across all policy fields. How, then, do parliamentary actors try to reconcile secrecy and the normative demands of an open, democratic society? This volume analyses parliamentary arguments, conflicts and patterns of agreement around this topic in the case of Germany. Based on two case studies – intelligence agencies secrecy and Public Private Partnership secrecy – it argues that substantive justifications of secrecy focusing on necessity are highly contested. By contrast, procedural legitimation of secrecy, namely deciding about it democratically, is crucial. Still, there are inherent limits to the legitimation of executive secrecy. The book therefore underlines the fragility of secrecy’s legitimation, and its need for constant actualisation. Dorothee Riese is a political scientist currently working at Fernuniversität Hagen after appointments at Leipzig University and Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands. She studied at Leipzig University and Sciences Po Paris and obtained her PhD from Leiden University. Dorothee is the 2017 Rudolf-Wildenmann-Prize winner for a paper on Public Private Partnership secrecy.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-30605-1
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    The Politics of Social In/Exclusion in the EU : Civic Europe in an Age of Uncertainty (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031312649
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVI, 222 p. 20 illus., 19 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Emigration and immigration—Government policy. ; Emigration and immigration—Social aspects. ; Political sociology. ; Human rights. ; Europe ; Emigration and immigration ; Emigration and immigration
    Abstract: Chapter 1: European Societies, EU Politics and Social In/Exclusions of minorities -- Chapter 2: Euro-/Refugee-/Security/Fragmentation/Environment/Corona-Crises: the new Europeanized ‘normal’? -- Chapter 3: Identity Politics, Political Mobilization and Social In/Exclusions -- Chapter 4: The politics of in/exclusion in the EU: Gender and sexuality minorities -- Chapter 5: Political Mobilizations regarding gender & LGBT+: Spain, Sweden, Germany and Poland -- Chapter 6: The politics of in/exclusion in the EU: refugees and migrants’ -- Chapter 7: Political Mobilizations regarding refugees and migrants: Spain, Sweden, Germany and Poland -- Chapter 8: Conclusion: Social In/Exclusions of minorities in an uncertain European future.
    Abstract: “Moving beyond a market-centric paradigm of social in/exclusion, this book critically interrogates the push/pull socio-political factors by which marginalised groups are simultaneously included and excluded across the EU. This sensitive and thought-provoking account highlights the progress being made, the obstacles that remain, and the need for all EU students to rethink conceptualisations and understandings of equality.” –Paul Copeland, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London, UK This volume provides an updated analysis of the most significant constitutive aspects for the political sociology of the EU. It examines in detail how civic and political activism regarding the inclusion and integration of gender and sexual minorities, as well as migrants and refugees, have become substantial forces in Europe today. It exhibits a political sociology perspective that moves away from the predominant state-centrism and institutional focus in mainstream analyses of European politics. It brings to the fore the role of citizens, civil society and identity politics as well as transnational societal phenomena impacting on the ambivalent civic in/exclusion tendencies prevalent in the EU. The book highlights the linkage of EU institutions and policies to established and new societal actors in response to recent challenges of the EU. Markus Thiel is Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations and Director of the EU-Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Florida International University, USA. Ernesto Fiocchetto is Research Assistant at the EU-Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Florida International University, USA. Jeffrey D. Maslanik is Visiting Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Vietnam National University, Vietnam.
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    Peace, Complexity, Visuality : Ambiguities in Peace and Conflict (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031382185
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 343 p. 24 illus., 22 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
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    Keywords: Peace. ; International relations. ; Security, International. ; Konflikt ; Auswirkung ; Transformation ; Friede ; Begriff ; Komplexes System ; Fotografie ; Friedensforschung ; Konfliktforschung ; Bosnien-Herzegowina
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction: Ambiguities in Local and Global Contexts -- Part I: Complexity and Ambiguity -- Chapter 2: Approaching Complexity in Peace and Conflict -- Chapter 3: Tolerance of Ambiguity -- Part II: New Photographies and Visual Ambiguities -- Chapter 4: The Crisis of Photojournalism and the Emergence of New Photographies -- Chapter 5: Visual Ambiguities: Controlling the Meaning of Images in a Digital and Interactive World -- Part III: Bosnia: Uncertain Paths to Peace -- Chapter 6: Introducing Bosnia: Uncertain Paths to Peace -- Chapter 7: Navigating Bosnia: Uncertain Paths to Peace -- Chapter 8: The Grids: Architectural Space and Panel-to-Panel Transitions -- Chapter 9: Interactivity and the Author-Audience Relationship -- Part IV: Leveraging Ambiguity for Peace -- Chapter 10: Embracing Difference: Learning from Bosnia? -- Chapter 11: Exploring the Surround, Appreciating Complexity -- Chapter 12: Active Looking: Images in Peace Mediation -- Chapter 13: Concluding Reflections: Tolerance of Ambiguity and the Ambiguity of Tolerance.
    Abstract: This book argues that we can capitalize on the tolerance of ambiguity-enhancing potentialities inherent in visual images – their non-coherence – and thus increase our capability of tolerating ambiguities. Studying international relations equals studying ambiguity. The international system is complex, and where there is complexity, there is also ambiguity. Crucially, in a world saturated not only with ambiguities but also with visual images, it is mandatory to think ambiguity and visuality together. The authors analyze the constructive and peaceful potentialities of ambiguities through an exploration of journalistic imagery in the context of post-war Bosnia and post-siege Sarajevo. The book is a theoretically sophisticated, yet accessible, and politically relevant exercise in inter-disciplinary thinking, uniquely combining literature on complexity, ambiguity and visuality thus offering important readings for international relations, peace and conflict research, and security studies. Rasmus Bellmer is based in Berlin and currently works for the Berghof Foundation. He holds a master’s degree in Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research. From 2020 to 2022, he worked as a project researcher in the research project Peace Videography, funded by Kone Foundation, and was affiliated with the Tampere Peace Research Institute, Tampere University, Finland. His research was published in journals such as International Political Sociology, Peacebuilding and Journal of Peace Education. Frank Möller is a peace and conflict researcher residing in Tampere (Finland). He is affiliated with Tampere University as Docent in Peace and Conflict Research. From 2020 to 2022, he was in charge of the project Peace Videography, funded by Kone Foundation, and in 2023, he received a scholarship grant from the Gerda Henkel Foundation. Möller is the co-editor of Art as a Political Witness (2017) and the author of Visual Peace: Images, Spectatorship and the Politics of Violence (2013), Peace Photography (2019) and numerous journal articles and book chapters.
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    The Weaker Voice and the Evolution of Asymmetric Alliances (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031354489
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 174 p. 2 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in International Relations
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Security, International. ; Internationale Politik ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Militärische Kooperation ; Internationales politisches System ; Position ; Ungleichgewicht ; Kleinstaat ; Erde
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Weaker Voice in Asymmetric Alliances -- Chapter 3: The Anglo-Egyptian Alliance in the Early Cold War: a case of alliance termination -- Chapter 4: The Anglo-Iraqi Alliance in the Early Cold War: a case of alliance persistence -- Chapter 5: New Zealand’s exit from ANZUS in the mid-1980s: a case of alliance termination -- Chapter 6: The U.S.-Australian relation in the mid-1980s: a case of alliance persistence -- Chapter 7: Conclusions.
    Abstract: “Alliances are commonly conceived as tools that major powers use to control weaker partners. From this perspective, then, whether alliances endure or collapse depends on the patron’s will. Andrea Leva challenges this view: while acknowledging the implications of power asymmetry in inter-allied management, the author argues that junior allies may have a critical role in bringing the alliance to an end. Through an elegant five-case comparison, Leva uncovers the mechanisms at play in junior allies’ relations with major partners. By shedding light on a previously underscored phenomenon, this book is an important contribution to the theoretical literature on alliances.” —Andrea Locatelli, Associate Professor, Università Cattolica, Milan (Italy) “In a well-argued book, Andrea Leva sheds light on an overlooked area of alliance theory. Contrary to the realist and institutionalist arguments, Leva suggests that junior allies’ quest for autonomy and voice opportunity can critically affect their security relationship with the patron, even affecting the alliance’s persistence or termination. The book’s model is then applied to several interesting case studies. A must-read for those interested in questioning a simplistic view of asymmetric alliances.” —Andrea Carati, Associate Professor, Università degli Studi, Milan (Italy) Military alliances are a constant feature in international politics, and a better understanding of them can directly impact world affairs. This book examines why alliances endure or collapse. As a distinctive feature, it analyses asymmetric alliances focusing on the junior allies’ decision to continue or terminate a military agreement. It deepens our knowledge of alliance cohesion and erosion, investigating the relevance of the weaker side’s preferences and behavior in alliance politics. The author examines the literature on alliance persistence and termination and puts forward a theoretical model that helps interpret historical and contemporary cases in a way that is useful for expert researchers and non-expert readers alike. Andrea Leva received a Ph.D. from Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, Milan (Italy). He is a Policy Officer of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, working on European Affairs.
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    A Korean Peninsula Free of Nuclear Weapons : Perspectives on Socioeconomic Development (2023)
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    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 139 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Security, International. ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Rüstungsbegrenzung ; Atomare Rüstung ; Nonproliferation ; Kernwaffe ; Internationales politisches System ; Position ; Staat ; Atommacht ; Wirtschaftssystem ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Nordkorea
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. North Korea and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. By Chan Young Bang -- 3. Only one approach to denuclearization will work, and it will bring economic benefits to South Korea. By Chan Young Bang -- 4. North Korea's nuclear capability and what the implications are for wider East Asia. By Sung-wook Nam -- 5. Learning to Love the Bomb: Depictions of Nuclear and Missile Technology in North Korean Literature. By Meredith Shaw -- 6. The North Korean Nuclear Issue: Root Causes and Solutions. By Zhibo Zou -- 7. The situation on the Peninsula out of the vicious circle requires consideration of the concerns of all sides. By Guohong Qiu -- 8. Can the DPRK Preserve Its Sovereignty Without Nuclear Armaments?. By John Everard -- 9. Armistice, North Korean nuclear crisis and peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. By Lei Wang.
    Abstract: This book focuses on three main subjects: the DPRK's inability to survive as a nuclear state; the importance of China’s role in encouraging denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; and the possibility of an alternative political organization for the DPRK including a transition to a market-economy in exchange for giving up its nuclear weapons. The book approaches North Korean issues from the perspective that the regime cannot survive without nuclear weapons which, rather than being a genuine danger to other states, are bargaining chips for security and survival. The book includes views from prominent academics and practitioners, including a former British ambassador to North Korea, putting forward an ambitious set of recommendations and analyses based on hands-on experience in the region. Chan Young Bang, PhD, is president of KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Principal Investigator of its DPRK Strategic Research Center, and a former economic adviser to Nursultan Nazarbayev, first president of Kazakhstan. He has published numerous articles and books on the prospects for a peaceful settlement of the North Korean nuclear conflict.
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    Drones and US Grand Strategy in the Contemporary World (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031477300
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXII, 287 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: New Security Challenges
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    Keywords: Security, International. ; Politics and war. ; Peace. ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Außenpolitik ; Strategie ; Sicherheit ; Regierungschef ; Militärtechnik ; Drohne ; USA
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Unmasking the Nexus: Exploring US Grand Strategy and the Dynamic Role of Drones -- Chapter 3: Historicising the role of drones in US Grand Strategy -- Chapter 4: Drone Warfare and US Grand Strategy during the Bush Administration -- Chapter 5: Obama’s Drone Wars and US Grand Strategy -- Chapter 6: The Trump Administration, Drones and US Grand Strategy -- Chapter 7: The Dialectics and Dilemma of US Drone Warfare in Afghanistan and Pakistan -- Chapter 8: The Implications of Drone Proliferation for US Grand Strategy, The Implications of Dron: e Proliferation for US Grand Strategy.
    Abstract: “Modern warfare has a lot to do with disruptive strategy and technology. The arrival of drones as an instrument of warfare is changing the way wars are planned, prosecuted, won, or lost. This development holds salient implications for statecraft globally. Francis Okpaleke’s book (Drones and US Grand Strategy in the Contemporary World) is a timely and modest contribution to the emerging scholarship on the strategic import of dronification in the context of the rapidly evolving international praxis of warfare. I strongly recommend the book for all stakeholders of the global community of Defence and Strategy.” — Al Chukwuma Okoli, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Political Science and Security Studies, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria This book makes a compelling case that lethal drone deployment as a counterterrorism tool and instrument of statecraft in targeted states engenders far-reaching consequences for US grand strategy. By examining how successive US administrations since 9/11 have deployed drones in pursuant of different typologies of US grand strategic objectives, the book probes the putative political and strategic goals drones supposedly advance, and the impact of its continued proliferation for US for international security. The book provides a powerful base of evidence for policy makers and researchers by pointing to the perils of deployment of drone technology beyond their immediate or short-term objectives. It also explores how non-state actors and authoritarian regimes such as armed groups are harnessing armed drone technologies for their own political and military ends, as well as the underlying implications for US grand strategy and international security at large. Francis Okpaleke is a Senior Research and Policy Analyst for the Information and Communication Technology Council, Canada. He was formerly a Teaching and Research Fellow at the Department of Politics and Public Policy, University of Waikato, New Zealand. Francis holds a Ph.D. in International Relations and Security Studies, an MSc in Terrorism and Security Studies from the University of Salford, United Kingdom, and a BSc (First Class Honors) in Political Science from the University of Nigeria.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-47730-0
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    American and Canadian Counterinsurgency Strategies in Afghanistan (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031182792
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 238 p. 6 illus., 5 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Canada and International Affairs
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Politics and war. ; Security, International. ; Militärische Intervention ; Operation ; Niederschlagung ; Strategie ; Militär ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Ressourcen ; Einsatz ; Bereitschaft ; USA ; Kanada ; Afghanistan
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Countries with Different Material Capabilities Behaving Similarly -- 3. Unipolarity and Irregular Warfare: Assessing the Afghanistan Intervention’s Strategic Environment -- 4. American and Canadian Security Beliefs: Transitioning to Similar Foreign and Security Policies during the Afghanistan Intervention -- 5. Domestic Hurdles, Canadian and American Foreign Policy Executives(FPEs)’ Structural Autonomy and Resource-Extraction Capability -- 6. Conclusion: Unravelling the Research Puzzle.
    Abstract: “Federman Rodriguez sets out to resolve an intriguing puzzle: How did two countries with so great a disparity of national power, Canada and the United States, come to adopt similar military policies in Afghanistan in 2006-2011? International Relations theory and historical precedent would have predicted otherwise. Rodriguez’s highly readable volume provides a compelling explanation of Canadian and US foreign policy and sheds light on the opportunities and limitations of power in the international system.” --Elinor Sloan, Carleton University, Canada. “Federman Rodriguez adapts the theory of neoclassical realism to explain, despite vastly different capabilities, how Canada and the United States’ foreign and security policy in Afghanistan converged on a counterinsurgency campaign. He provides a theoretically unique and empirically rich analysis of the decisions made by each country. This book is important in understanding what happened to the ill-fated intervention in Afghanistan.” --Brian C. Schmidt, Carleton University, Canada. The book aims to explain the factors that brought about a high degree of similarity between American and Canadian foreign and security policies during the Afghanistan intervention. Specifically, it seeks to explain why, despite their different positions in the international distribution of power, the United States and Canada embraced similar counterinsurgency (COIN) strategies from 2005/2006 to 2011. During this time, the United States and Canada fought against insurgent groups, sought to maintain stabilized areas by mentoring Afghan forces, and invested in infrastructure and governance. These goals, which corresponded to the ‘clear,’ ‘hold,’ and ‘build’ COIN components, entailed sending troops and civilian officials to a war zone and committing financial resources. Federman Rodriguez is Assistant Professor of the Faculty of International Relations, Political and Urban Studies at Rosario University, Bogotá, Colombia.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18279-2
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    Dynamics of EU Renewable Energy Policy Integration (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031205934
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 238 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political planning. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Economic development. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction: Introduction: EU Renewable Energy Policy in Context -- Chapter 2. Analytical Framework -- Chapter 3. EU Energy policymaking: Actors and Processes -- Chapter 4. The Emergence of EU Renewable Energy Policy: Unpacking Policymaking Dynamics of RES-E Directive -- Chapter 5. Consolidation of EU Renewable Energy Policy: Renewable Energy Directive (RED) -- Chapter 6. Shaping EU Renewable Policy beyond 2020: RED II -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Dynamics of EU Energy Policy Integration: Insights from EU’s Renewable Energy Policy. .
    Abstract: “The European Union is a global leader in using public policy to drive the transition to renewable energy. This book provides the best comprehensive overview of how those policies were made and how they work. Scholars of European integration will also find in her study that the case of renewable energy provides a clear lens to see how far integration has progressed during the past two decades.” —Professor Robert Henry Cox, University of South Carolina, USA. This book provides a comprehensive account of EU’s renewable energy policy development as it traces the agenda-shaping, policy formulation and decisionmaking phases of the EU’s secondary legislation on renewable energy – that is the three successive directives of 2001 (RES-E), 2009 (RED), and 2018 (RED II). It also explores the EU’s energy policymaking dynamics and assess integration outcomes of these three policymaking instances in the renewable energy field from a comparative perspective. Enriched with elite interviews with the Brussels policy community, and drawing on European integration and public policy literature, the proposed book will resonate with and offer relevant insights to students, scholars, stakeholders, and policymakers interested in EU energy policy, in particular, and European integration, in general. Mariam Dekanozishvili is Associate Professor of International Relations and European Politics at the Department of Politics, Coastal Carolina University, USA.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20593-4
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    The Politics and International Relations of Fantasy Films and Television : To Win or Die (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031242397
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(IX, 274 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Security, International. ; Politics and war. ; Politische Wissenschaft ; Internationale Politik ; Theorie ; Popkultur ; Kultur ; Film ; Hörfunksendung ; Fernsehsendung
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Fantasy and Politics: Worlds of Possibility -- Chapter 2. Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, and Men/Women: The Politics and IR of Lord of the Rings -- Chapter 3. Winning or Dying: The Politics and IR of Game of Thrones -- Chapter 4. Magic and Community: The Politics and IR of Harry Potter -- Chapter 5. When You Wish Upon a Star: Children’s Fantasies and Politics -- Chapter 6. When Women Rule: Women’s Fantasy Politics in Television and Movies.
    Abstract: “This is a masterful examination of fantasy films and television series, and the ways that they illustrate political themes. The book effectively employs constructivist theory to show how fantasy franchise norms, values, and institutions have changed over time. Looking in detail at Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, the Harry Potter movies, along with fairytales and children’s tales, readers gain a sense of the usefulness of these stories as vehicles for understanding politics. They also come to appreciate these movies and TV shows as allegories of contemporary politics and international relations.” —Hieyeon Keum, University of Seoul, South Korea “Fantasy movies create…a broad canvas on which authors and filmmakers weave amazing yarns that express our fondest hopes and greatest fears. This book is one of the best studies of fantasy films and television and their expression of political ideas. I was particularly struck by the author’s illustration of the changing roles of women and girls in many of these stories, as female empowerment recently has become a major theme of fantasy projects. You can learn much about both fantasy stories and politics. Buy this book.” —Barry Pollick, Okinawa University, Japan This book uses several fantasy movies or movie series and television series to explain political and international relations (IR) concepts and theories. It indicates the importance of fantasy in literature, film and television, and its increasing impact on politics and International Relations. It then presents the political, IR, and social issues in each franchise, and in five chapters uses these tales’ key story arcs or plot points to illustrate major political and IR themes. The volume pays particular attention to such fantasy franchises as Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, the Harry Potter films, recent fairytale and children’s stories, and female-led fantasy projects. Joel R. Campbell is Associate Professor of political science at Troy University. He teaches in the Masters of Science in International Relations (MSIR) program in Troy's Pacific Region (Japan and Korea).
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24239-7
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    The EU in international negotiations (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031064203
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(xii, 318 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Palgrave studies in European Union politics
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; International relations. ; Europe ; Internationale Organisation ; Politik ; Außenpolitik ; Staatensystem ; Internationale Kooperation ; Internationale Politik ; Diplomatie ; Verhandlung ; Auftrag ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Außenhandelspolitik ; Entwicklung
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Theorising the EU as an International Actor -- 3. Development Negotiations -- 4. Trade Negotiations -- 5. Enlargement Negotiations -- 6. Withdrawal Negotiations -- 7. Conclusion.
    Abstract: “Magdalena Frennhoff Larsén’s book makes a welcome and significant contribution to the sparse literature on the EU as an international negotiator. It fills a major gap in our understanding of EU negotiation behaviour by examining the interplay between internal and external bargaining games. The four case- studies brilliantly illustrate the intricacies and complexity of external negotiations. The book will serve as a major reference point for students and scholars alike.” —Ole Elgström, Professor emeritus, Lund University, Sweden “This book is an important and pioneering contribution to our understanding of the EU’s global role. Based on high level interviews with negotiators, it combines a compelling qualitative analysis informed empirically from four case-studies with an insightful application of theories. The analysis is theoretically rigorous and the writing style refreshingly articulate and clear. It is highly recommended and an essential addition to all EU Studies library collections.” —Professor Martin Holland, University of Canterbury, New Zealand “The EU in International Negotiations breaks new ground in providing a comprehensive account of the practices of the EU as an international negotiator. In its cogent analysis drawing comparisons and contrasts between negotiations on trade, development, enlargement and withdrawal negotiations undertaken by the EU it deserves to be widely read by scholars of the EU.” —Professor Richard Whitman, University of Kent, UK This book, which is aimed at scholars, practitioners, advanced under-graduate and post-graduate students, seeks to contribute to the understanding of the EU as an international negotiator by analysing a number of external policy areas where the EU to a great extent engages internationally through negotiations, including development, trade, enlargement, and withdrawal. Magdalena Frennhoff Larsén is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, University of Westminster, UK. She teaches EU studies, and her research interests are in the areas of EU external relations. She has published articles on the topic in leading journals, including European Comparative Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, Policy and Politics, and International Negotiation.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06420-3
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    Corporatisation in Local Government : Context, Evidence and Perspectives from 19 Countries (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031099823
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XX, 497 p. 24 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political planning. ; Political science. ; Europe ; Gemeindeverwaltung ; Privatisierung
    Abstract: 1. Corporatisation in Local Government: An Introduction -- 2. Municipally Owned Corporations in Canada -- 3. Municipally Owned Corporations in England and Wales: A Tale of Two Countries -- 4. Municipally Owned Corporations in Israel: Local Initiative and the Pursuit of Flexibility in a Centralised Context -- 5. Municipally Owned Corporations in Hungary -- 6. Municipally Owned Corporations in Delivery of Local Public Services in Poland -- 7. Private Law, Public Control: Municipally Owned Corporations in Slovakia -- 8. Municipally Owned Corporations in Austria: High Popularity, Low Transparency -- 9. Corporatised Public Service Provision of Local Governments in Germany: A Key Topic for UN-SDGs and Promising Public Corporate Governance Developments -- 10. Corporatisation in Swiss Local Government -- 11. Municipally Owned Corporations in France: An Emerging Tool of Public Engineering -- 12. Municipally Owned Corporations in Greece: Historical Evolution and the Current Situation -- 13. Municipal Corporatisation in Italy -- 14. Municipal Corporatisation in Portugal: From Mania to Depression -- 15. Corporatisation in Spanish Local Government: Governing the Diversity -- 16. Corporatisation in Local Government: The Case of Turkey -- 17. Municipally Owned Corporations in Denmark: Historical Continuity and Contemporary Complexities in a Local State-Centred Reform Trajectory -- 18. Municipal Corporatisation in the Netherlands: A Vehicle for Inter-municipal Cooperation -- 19. Corporatisation in Norwegian Local Government -- 20. Municipally Owned Corporations in Sweden -- 21. Corporatised Local Public Service Provision: Comparative Evidence from 19 Countries and Research Agenda.
    Abstract: Systematic, thorough, and informative, this volume offers a very welcome contribution to the field of local government studies and, more generally, public administration. The authors show how apparently mundane organisational choices of service provision may raise fundamental questions of democratic accountability. Thus, this volume provides a solid platform for numerous future research projects about the role of corporations in public governance. — Jacob Aars, Professor, Department of Government, University of Bergen “Municipally owned corporations are the invisible entities that shape our local public services. This insightful analysis draws on rich empirical material to provide a much-needed comparative picture of corporatisation in local government across 19 countries. An essential book for students of public management.” — Steven Van de Walle, Professor, Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven This book provides a comprehensive comparison of municipal corporatisation in nineteen countries belonging to five different administrative traditions. Municipal corporatisation is the act of delivering public services at arm’s length from local government through municipally owned corporations. Although it has become an increasing trend in recent years, we still know little about cross-country differences in what these municipally owned corporations look like, what legislation applies to them, and how they are governed. This book seeks to fill this gap. Going beyond the national context, the book provides an overview of what unites countries in terms of municipally owned corporations, and what differentiates them. It offers a critical comparison that will make finding regional and global trends easier for researchers, and will help practitioners to better understand the differences and similarities between countries to allow for greater collaborative policy learning. Rhys Andrews is Professor of Public Management at Cardiff University, UK. Marieke van Genugten is Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Radboud University, the Netherlands. Ulf Papenfuß is Professor of Public Management and Public Policy at Zeppelin University, Germany. Harald Torsteinsen is Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the Arctic University of Norway. Bart Voorn is Assistant Professor of Public Management at Radboud University, the Netherlands.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-09982-3
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    Japan’s Rush to the Pacific War : The Institutional Roots of Overbalancing (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031220531
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIII, 313 p. 5 illus., 4 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in International Relations
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Security, International. ; Internationale Politik ; Rivalität ; Militärisches Gleichgewicht ; Strategische Stabilität ; Bedrohungsvorstellung ; Rüstungswettlauf ; Geschichte ; Japan ; USA ; Pazifischer Raum
    Abstract: 1. Overbalancing as a Systemic Pathology -- 2. Explaining Japan’s Rush to the Pacific War -- 3. Appropriate Balancing in the Naval Arms Control Era, 1920-1931 -- 4. The Manchurian Crisis as an Exogenous Shock, 1931-1933 -- 5. Overbalancing and Japan’s Rush to the Pacific War, 1933-1941 -- 6. Beyond Japan and the Pacific War.
    Abstract: This book investigates the phenomenon of overbalancing through an analysis of Japan’s foreign policy during the interbellum. In the mid-1930s, Japan withdrew from a naval arms control framework that had restrained military buildup on both sides of the Pacific Ocean since the early 1920s. By doing so, Japan not only triggered a naval arms race with the United States that exhausted its economy, it also destroyed the last institutionalized structure regulating the relationship between the two Pacific powers. Japan and the United States became caught in a spiral of tensions that culminated with the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Puzzling is the fact that the international environment in the Asia-Pacific was relatively stable in the mid-1930s, while Washington was pursuing a policy of accommodation toward Tokyo. By rejecting arms control and engaging in unfettered naval expansion, Japan overbalanced against the United States and began its rush to the Pacific War. The book explains Japan’s overbalancing with a neoclassical realist model that combines the literatures on threat perception and civil-military relations. Amid the Manchurian crisis of 1931-1933, as the Japanese government collaborated with the military institution to address the situation in China, military influence on the formulation of foreign policy surged. The perceptual and policy biases of the military, which include the tendency to distrust other countries’ intentions, to adopt worst-case analyses of international dynamics and to strive to maximize military power, gradually penetrated the decision-making process. Dysfunctions in the preexisting structure of Japanese civil-military relations, engendered by an over-depoliticization of the military institution, allowed the navy to convince policymakers that the United States was inherently hostile to Japan, hence the necessity to prepare for war. The government was brainstormed, adopting the biased military perspective on international affairs. Japan overbalanced in a myopic but conscious way. Lionel P. Fatton is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Webster University Geneva, Switzerland, and Research Collaborator at the Research Institute for the History of Global Arms Transfer, Meiji University, Japan.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22053-1
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    Decentralising Policy Responsibility and Political Authority in Germany (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031294792
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVI, 243 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: New Perspectives in German Political Studies
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    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Higher education policy -- Chapter 3: Care homes policy -- Chapter 4: Prisons and justice policy -- Chapter 5: Reform of public service regulation -- Chapter 6: The changing face of German parties in the federal system -- Chapter 7: Germany and the Covid-19 pandemic -- Chapter 8: Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book provides an account of the reforms undertaken in German federalism throughout the 2000’s. It explores the consequences of the historic changes made to the German federal order through detailed analysis of a set of unique case study areas. It also evaluates the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic on German federalism, and the relationship between party politics and federalism in Germany. The authors investigate what happens when policy responsibility is decentralized. The reforms undertaken in Germany fundamentally altered the roles played by the federal and state-level governments in several policy fields, and the question as to what kind of impact this has for policy itself is a global one. In a world that sees an increasing trend towards the decentralization of political authority, this book offers insights and lessons that have a practical application on a global scale. It will find the interest of students and scholars in countries worldwide which are grappling with the nature of policy responsibility across levels of political authority. Carolyn Rowe is Reader in Politics at Aston University, UK, where she is also Co-Director of the Aston Centre for Europe (ACE). Her research interests are in issues of federalism, decentralisation, and the politics of territory in Europe. She has recently completed a DAAD-funded investigation (with Dr Ed Turner) into the new dimensions of German federalism and is author of the 2011 monograph Regional Representations in the European Union: Between Diplomacy and Interest Representation (Palgrave). Her research activities are tweeted through the ACE twitter feed, Aston_ACE and on the ACE Facebook page. Ed Turner is Reader in Politics and International Relations at Aston University, UK, is Co-Director of the Aston Centre for Europe (ACE) and is acting chair of the International Association for the Study of German Politics (IASGP). He is author of Political Parties and Public Policy in the German Länder (Palgrave, 2011), as well as editor, with Simon Green, of The Transformation of Germany’s CDU (2014), and numerous other papers on German political parties and federalism, and he is currently working on a study of Germany’s Social Democratic Party. .
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    The Irregular Pendulum of Democracy : Populism, Clientelism and Corruption in Post-Yugoslav Successor States (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031256097
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIV, 401 p. 3 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; Political sociology. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Populism, Clientelism and Corruption and the International Crisis of Democracy -- 3. The Pendulum of Democracy in Post-Yugoslav Successor States: Causes of the Backsliding of Democracy -- 4. Economy, Culture and Party System: Preconditions for State-Society Relations Eroding Democracy -- 5. Populism as a Type of State-Society Relations Eroding Democracy -- 6. Political clientelism as a Type of State-Society Relations Eroding Democracy -- 7. Political corruption as a Type of State-Society Relations Eroding Democracy -- 8. How Elected Governments Make Democracies Backslide: the Case of Serbia -- 9. How Elected Governments Make Democracies Backslide: the Case of Montenegro -- 10. How Elected Governments Make Democracies Backslide: the case of North Macedonia -- 11. Prolonging or Halting Democratic Erosion in Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia: a Comparison -- 12. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book is a "Must-Read" for those interested to grasp the fluidity of dynamics marking the Yugoslav successor states, and particularly Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. The author insightfully describes how corruption, clientelism, and populism dramatically squeeze these countries in a vice grip between democratization and its reversal. The image of the "irregular pendulum of democracy" helps focusing on key mechanisms causing the backsliding of democracy in this European region. Stefano Bianchini, University of Bologna, Italy The first original contribution of this book is a productive analytical merge of populism, clientelism and corruption with specific strategies that elites employ to push democracy downhill. The second one is a refined analysis of an “irregular pendulum of democracy” in Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. Sotiropoulos’ arguments are clear and convincing. His sophisticated empirical analysis is firmly based in theory and sovereign knowledge of post-Yugoslav politics. Jovan Teokarević, University of Belgrade, Serbia, and College of Europe, Belgium The author offers a lucid account of the weakening of democratic institutions in the Western Balkans and a theoretical explanation of the causal mechanisms enabling authoritarian-minded leaderships to hold on power. Drawing on democratization theory and extensive fieldwork, the book presents a deeply thought-out analytical scheme of authoritarian trends that is worth testing in other regions as well. Nikolaos Tzifakis, University of the Peloponnese, Greece This book interprets the backsliding of democracy through a metaphor, the 'irregular pendulum of democracy', suggesting that regimes may swing between liberal democracy and competitive authoritarianism. Irregular movements may occur back and forth, particularly when democracy is not consolidated. The book analyses the swing of unconsolidated democracy away from the democratic end in the cases of today’s Serbia and Montenegro and the tentative swing back towards liberal democracy in the case of North Macedonia after 2017. Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos is Professor of Political Science at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
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    Bridging the Cyprus Divide : Reflections of an Accidental Peacebuilder (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031297588
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXV, 125 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
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    Keywords: Peace. ; International relations. ; Security, International. ; Politischer Konflikt ; Innenpolitik ; Minderheitenfrage ; Innerstaatlicher Konflikt ; Beilegung ; Internationaler Konflikt ; Friede ; Versöhnung ; Gesellschaft ; Ethnische Gruppe ; Zypern
    Abstract: CHAPTER ONE: Cyprus, a Special Case -- CHAPTER TWO: Rethinking the “Cyprus Problem” -- CHAPTER THREE: “On-the-Ground” Perspective: Cyprus is a Perfect Example of a Negotiation Culture Inherent in Lengthy Peace Processes -- CHAPTER FOUR: Greek Cypriot Vassiliou and Turkish Cypriot Akinci Bridge the Cyprus Divide -- CHAPTER FIVE: Reflections and Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book follows the author's 22-year journey through Cyprus and surrounding countries beyond in an exploration of conflict resolution with regard to the Cyprus Problem. The struggle is emblematic of numerous international attempts over the years to resolve this identity-based ethnic conflict historically referred to as the Cyprus Problem. So far all have failed miserably. The current situation indicates any solution other than a formal partition of the island between the two communities seems increasingly remote as the years pass.This has led the author to conclude a resolution to the Cyprus Problem no longer is a realistic political goal, but rather one eclipsed by the need for a non-political solution, which at least may succeed in convincing people on both sides to live together peacefully for their joint benefit. A. Marco Turk is Professor and Director Emeritus of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Program at the California State University Dominguez Hills. .
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    Russia, China and the West in the Post-Cold War Era : The Limits of Liberal Universalism (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031200892
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VII, 183 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: America—Politics and government. ; Asia—Politics and government. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; Security, International. ; International relations. ; America ; Asia ; Europe ; Internationale Politik ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Postkommunismus ; Internationales politisches System ; Politischer Wandel ; Politischer Prozess ; Liberalismus ; Demokratie ; Autoritarismus ; Erde
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Management of the Liberal International Order -- 3. Russian – Western Relations: A Trust Never Built -- 4. The Rise of China and the China – Russia Relationship -- 5. The Limits of Liberal Universalism and the Crisis in Ukraine -- 6. Pluralism and Pragmatism in International Relations. .
    Abstract: ❝An exceptionally well-informed, balanced and perceptive analysis of the origins and course of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. Essential reading.❞ — Richard Sakwa, Emeritus Professor of Russian and European Politics, University of Kent, UK ❝As war rages in Ukraine yet the prospect of a world after Putin becomes more thinkable, this is an essential moment to examine the way naive assumptions about the triumph of liberalism after the Cold War led to renewed confrontation. This book unpicks the power but also the limits of liberal hegemony, and makes a clear-eyed pitch for a more pragmatic approach in the future.❞ — Prof. Mark Galeotti, author of 'Putin's Wars: from Chechnya to Ukraine' This book analyzes international affairs in the post-Cold War era by taking a special look at identity, norms and interests and the limits of liberal normative universalism. The book assesses the causes of the deterioration of Russian – Western relations, the management of the liberal international order, the challenges liberal democracies face today, the rise of China and its consequences on global governance, and the war in Ukraine as an outcome of the dynamics described throughout the book. China and Russia represent different normative frameworks, have their own national interests, have increased their relative strength and influence and represent alternative economic and diplomatic partners for the Global South. Meanwhile, rising populist sentiment in western liberal democracies reflects important dissatisfaction with establishment policies. This research is particularly important for crafting creative solutions to the dynamic changes of the 21st century and the rise of nonwestern powers with different identities, interests and norms. Suzanne Loftus is Research Fellow in the Russia/Eurasia program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Her publications include “Legitimacy and Societal Consent under Putin’s Leadership: State Capacity and National Identity,” in Russian Politics, and her book, Insecurity and the Rise of Nationalism in Putin’s Russia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20089-2
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    Italy at the Polls 2022 : The Right Strikes Back (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031292989
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVIII, 162 p. 23 illus., 8 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Elections. ; Communication in politics. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter. 1. Introduction. -Italian Voters: Where They Have Come and Where They Are Going -- Chapter. 2. The Outcome: Electoral Trends and The Geopolitics of Voting.-Chapter 3. Grappling With a Difficult Decision: How Voters Made Their Choices -- Chapter 4. Citizens’ Engagement With the 'Seaside Campaign' on Instagram and Facebook -- Chapter 5. New and Old (Global) Cleavages, Crises and Wars -- Chapter 6. Outside the Box: Who Is the Italian Abstainer?.
    Abstract: “This book provides an excellent description of the outcome of the 2022 election in Italy, which saw the rise of Giorgia Meloni and her far right party, Brothers of Italy, to the helm of government. The phenomenon is even more important given that Italy has often been a laboratory for future trends in European politics. The authors make good use of media, survey and official electoral data to analyse the campaign and electoral geography, as well as voting choices and their timing, to provide a vivid account of the election outcome in a country where instability and uncertainty have become the norm.” —Marina Costa Lobo, University of Lisbon, Portugal “This book provides an impressive first analysis of the 2022 Italian elections, the third most volatile elections in Italy’s post-war history, after 1994 and 2013. Its authors document how the widespread economic, cultural and political malaise influenced Italians’ electoral choices. They help us understand how, in the fluid Italian political context, widespread insecurity among voters and resentment against the political elites led to a massive shift to the right and an exceptionally high abstention rate.” —Hanspeter Kriesi, European University Institute, Italy Italian politics has changed course yet again. Thanks to the outcome of the 2022 general election, a coalition dominated, for the first time, by a party of the far right has taken office under Giorgia Meloni, the first woman to serve as prime minister in Italy’s republican history. Italy has always been a kind of ‘political laboratory’ for Western democracies – one in which new political phenomena have developed with considerable potency. Consequently, the electoral analyses presented in this book make it possible for the reader to understand the challenges and related consequences that established democracies are currently facing, beyond Italy. Fabio Bordignon is Associate Professor at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy Luigi Ceccarini is Professor at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy James L. Newell is Adjunct Professor at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29298-9
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    The Social Democratic Parties in the Visegrád Countries : Predicaments and Prospects for Progressivism (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031307928
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXII, 230 p. 29 illus., 26 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Visegrád discomfort: understanding the predicaments of and the prospects for progressivism -- 3. The state of social democracy in the Czech Republic -- 4. The state of social democracy in Hungary -- 5. The state of social democracy in Poland -- 6. The state of social democracy in Slovakia.
    Abstract: This path-breaking volume examines the transformation of social democracy in the four countries of Visegrád. Rich in detail and cogently argued, the work is a major contribution to debates about the changing nature of social democracy across Europe, and will be required reading for scholars and students alike. Patrick Diamond, Professor of Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London A group of renowned NGO experts from progressive think-tanks have authored a must-read primer for everyone interested in the challenges of contemporary politics in Europe. From progressivism to illiberalism, the book delivers a particularly insightful glimpse at the political currents of Central Europe. An important contribution to the debate on the future of social democracy in Europe. Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005) This volume is an essential contribution to the European debate about the state and future of social democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Being completed with academic precision and an excellent understanding of the socio-economic reality of the country case studies, the book is a long-awaited, absolute must-read. Biljana Borzan, Vice-President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament and MEP This book provides an in-depth analysis of the social democratic parties in the four member states of the so-called “Visegrád Group”- Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The timeline spans the last two decades, which saw the parties in question come to power, govern and collapse. The case studies of all four countries are structured in the same way, offering: explanation of the historical background (including electoral results), analyses of the context, structures, membership and voters; evaluation of the programmes and hypotheses for potential future trajectories. Given the European relevance of the topic, the fifth chapter provides a comparative analysis, with a handful of explanations as to why Visegrád Group countries have proved to be tough partners in European integration processes. Ania Skrzypek is Director for Research and Training at the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), Belgium. András Bíró-Nagy is Director of Policy Solutions and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Sciences, Hungary. .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-30792-8
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    The Tripartite Realist War: Analysing Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031341632
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 262 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Security, International. ; Krieg ; Theorie ; Internationale Politik ; Ordnungspolitik ; Außenpolitik ; Internationales Recht ; Politischer Realismus ; Wirtschaftssanktion ; Rechtfertigung ; Russland ; Ukraine
    Abstract: Chapter.1 Introduction -- Chapter 2. Main International Relations Theories -- Chapter 3. NATO During the Cold War and Dissolution of the Soviet Union -- Chapter 4. Ukrainian Desire for Political Autonomy and NATO Accession -- Chapter 5. Russian Responses, the Invasion, Sanctions and International Law -- Chapter 6. Conclusion.
    Abstract: “Danny Singh’s latest book provides a timely analysis of the war in Ukraine. Drawing on detailed political history of the region and theories of international relations, he maintains that the realist doctrine of self-interest on the part of state actors best explains the major decisions made by Ukraine, Russia, and NATO, while liberal idealism explains little. Singh hopes that an accurate account of why the war was begun would help it come to an end.” —Thaddeus Metz, University of Pretoria, Pretoria “Danny Singh offers a persuasive, multi-layered exploration that makes for great reading. It is a compelling, fresh, and fascinating text. Singh has done the international community a service by offering an account with a remarkable balance, which is exactly what is badly missing right now.” — Georgios A. Antonopoulos, Northumbria University, Newcastle The book offers a detailed analysis on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A book needs to be written on this to make sense, from a theoretical perspective, why this invasion has occurred and what the main actors are pursuing. The originality rests on testing main international relations theories: realism, liberalism and constructivism to the war that emerges with the practices and approaches during the Cold War to date from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the Soviet Union (and now Russia) and Ukraine. The monograph commences with a historical overview of NATO and how it has engaged in expansionism policy to further contain Russia in contemporary international affairs with the accession of additional former Soviet states. This helps to explain the current Russian invasion of Ukraine that would attract great readership. The main argument presented rests on the pursuance of realist interests by NATO, Ukraine and Russia for containment, national security interests and as a response to the security dilemma respectively. This has served as the main catalyst of this conflict that has made diplomacy, international law and collective security measures problematic to implement. Danny Singh is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Teesside University, UK.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34163-2
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    European Political Leaders and the Social Representation of the Covid-19 Crisis : Leading the Pandemic (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031383809
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 273 p. 13 illus., 11 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political sociology. ; Political leadership. ; Comparative government. ; Communication in politics. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Introducing women leaders: Merkel and Solberg -- Chapter 3: Angela Merkel’s approach to the pandemic -- Chapter 4: Erna Solberg’s approach to the pandemic -- Chapter 5: Introducing techno-populist leaders and their alternative: Conte and Macron faced to Sánchez -- Chapter 6: Giuseppe Conte’s approach to the pandemic Chapter 7: Emmanuel Macron’s approach to the pandemic -- Chapter 8: Pedro Sánchez’s approach to the pandemic -- Chapter 9: The Pandemic Turn: Populist government leaders facing the virus Chapter 10: Boris Johnson’s approach to the pandemic Chapter 11: Viktor Orbán’s approach to the pandemic -- Chapter 12: Conclusions.
    Abstract: European leaders faced the Covid-19 pandemic by adopting very different leadership styles, characterized by diverging approaches to crisis communication, power management, and relationship-building with actors and stakeholders in the public sphere. The pandemic also highlighted the importance of the already-existing cleavage between populism and technocracy, positioning it at the centre of the political scene. These complex circumstances required a multidisciplinary perspective grounded in political sociology and communication studies. To address these issues, this book analyses the communication and leadership styles of seven European leaders, grouped into ‘political families’. It analyses the cases of Angela Merkel and Erna Solberg to understand if and how female leaderships differentiated from their male counterparts. It then analyses the relationship between techno-populism and professional politics by comparing the cases of Giuseppe Conte, Emmanuel Macron and Pedro Sanchez. Finally, it focuses on populist leaders Boris Johnson and Victor Orbán, who represent emblematic cases with opposite outcomes. Flaminia Saccà is Full Professor of Political Sociology at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; President of the International Sociological Association Research Committee ‘Sociotechnics-Sociological Practice’; board member of the ESA Political Sociology Research Network; and Director of the Science, Politics and Society Lab. Her latest publications focus on female leadership and gender violence. Donatella Selva is Assistant Professor in Sociology of Communication at the University of Florence, Italy. She works in the field of political communication, media and cultural studies. She has recently published a monograph to explore the relationship between social media, information disorders and the processes of emotionalization of the public sphere.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38380-9
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    Global IR Research Programme : The Futuristic Foundation of ‘One and Many’ (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031391217
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 221 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in International Relations
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Globalization. ; Security, International. ; Internationale Politik ; Theorie ; Philosophie ; Kultur ; Postkolonialismus ; Weltbild ; Grenze ; Buddhismus ; Westliche Welt ; Erde
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Prologue: Half the World Away -- Chapter 2: Global IR: A Paradigm? No, a Research Programme -- Chapter 3: Global IR: A Glimpse of Somewhere? No, of Anywhere -- Chapter 4: Global IR: An Agenda of One or Many? No, of One and Many -- Chapter 5: Epilogue: A Passage Across the Three Worlds.
    Abstract: The Global IR research programme promulgates a borderless ecology of cultures that has only an inside without an outside. This borderless ecology of cultures reinvents the human condition (including the condition of ‘the international’) as perpetually interconnected at the level of consciousness. While Western-centric IR theories depend on (neo-)Kantian philosophies to emphasize the time-space bounded identities of human beings living in visibly divided phenomenal worlds, the de-Kantian philosophies of the Global IR research programme – exemplified by the Tianxia, Advaita, and Nishida Kitaro’s Buddhism-inspired theories – recuperate the temporally-spatially indivisible phenomenal-noumenal flow of human life, thereby facilitating back-and-forth movement between the Westdominated ‘one world’ and the non-West-embodied ‘many worlds’. The central objective of the book is to demonstrate how this back-and-forth movement offers opportunities to conceive of and found a new world order that recognizes the temporally-spatially indivisible human condition on earth. The book delineates a set of guiding principles to promote an innovative practice of theory-building and policy-making that transcends the geo-centric limitations of knowledgeproduction and knowledge-application, thereby establishing the futuristic foundation of the Global IR research programme. Deepshikha Shahi is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the O. P. Jindal Global University, India.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-39121-7
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    Role Of Ballistic And Cruise Missiles In International Security (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031480638
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 183 p. 1 illus.)
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Security, International. ; Militärtechnik ; Gefechtskopf ; Waffensystem ; Modernisierung ; Kollektive Sicherheit
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Theoretical Analysis of Role of Missiles in International Security -- Chapter 2: Technological Aspects of Missiles: Missiles and Warheads -- Chapter 3: Role of Missiles in International Security -- Chapter 4: Why States Acquire Missile Systems -- Chapter 5: Historical and Contemporary Missile Development -- Chapter 6: Survivability of Nuclear Missile Force and Contemporary Debates -- Chapter 7: Can the World Do Without Missiles?.
    Abstract: The book attempts to understand the myriad roles of ballistic and cruise missiles in international security. They are for combat purpose, deterrence, coercive diplomacy and power and prestige of a state. The book also studies missile developments across the world. The book also aims to fathom the various possibilities to reduce the threat from missile systems. Debalina Ghoshal is Non-Resident Fellow at the Council on International Policy, Canada. .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-48063-8
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    The Karabakh Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan : Causes & Consequences (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031162626
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(IX, 225 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Europe ; Regionalkonflikt ; Territorialer Anspruch ; Minderheitenfrage ; Internationaler Konflikt ; Ursache ; Verlauf ; Armenien
    Abstract: Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The Historical Background to the Continuing Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh -- Chapter 3 The Causes of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War -- Chapter 4 The Consequences of the First War on Armenia and Azerbaijan -- Chapter 5 Failed Negotiations -- Chapter 6 Self-Determination or Territorial Integrity? International Legal/Political Doctrines in Opposition & Their Implications for Karabakh -- Chapter 7 The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Causes and Consequences -- Chapter 8 Conclusions.
    Abstract: “This is a comprehensive and timely study by two eminent political scientists, Professors Yavuz and Gunter, on the recent war over Nagorno-Karabakh. It is essential reading for anyone interested in ethnic conflict and the failure of the international system of conflict resolution, specifically the so-called OSCE’s Minsk Group. In eight detailed chapters the authors deal with the history, causes and consequences of the war, expertly covering the failed diplomacy. They also approach future peace prospects in a rational and realistic manner.” --Ozay Mehmet, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Carleton University, Ottawa “The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has significant relevance for ethnic conflict studies in general, post-Soviet conflict studies in particular, and great power struggles involving Russia, Turkey, Iran, and even further afoot the United States and the European Union. Yavuz and Gunter’s cause, event, and consequence methodology eases the difficulty of making sense of a very complex situation. Moreover, their multi-disciplinary narrative includes not just Caucasian history but brings in a deep understanding and explanation of international law, “clash of civilizations” theory, diaspora narratives, great power proxy involvement, and media perception and manipulation. In doing so, they open new avenues for understanding these important events and issues going forward.” --Edward Erickson, Professor of Military History Emeritus, Department of War Studies, U.S. Marine Corps University This project deals with the historical, social and political aspects of the Karabakh issue regarding its origins, development and the current status of the conflict and its precedents and implications for other secessionist wars subsequent to the war in the autumn of 2020. This book also explores the international legal precedents of self-determination versus territorial integrity and the latest successful weapons developments lessons from the recent war involving drones and Azerbaijan’s rich oil reserves. M. Hakan Yavuz is Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah, USA. Michael M. Gunter is Professor of Political Science at Tennessee Technological, University in Cookeville, USA.
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    Security Meets Gender Equality in the EU : The Politics of Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031122095
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 246 p. 5 illus.)
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Identity politics. ; Security, International. ; Europe ; Europäische Union ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Frau ; Menschenhandel ; Prostitution ; Feminismus
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Internal Security and the EU: The Securitisation by Contagion of Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation -- 3. Prostitution and the EU: Neoliberalism, Vulnerability and Security -- 4. The Intersection of Security and Neo-abolitionism in the EU’s Anti-trafficking Policies -- 5. Desecuritising Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation Through a Neo-Abolitionist Approach? the European Women’s Lobby -- 6. Desecuritising Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation Through a Sex Work Approach? Aradau Post-anarchism and Whore-Walks -- 7. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book explores the triangular dynamics of securitisation and desecuritisation that underpin the EU’s approach to trafficking in women for sexual exploitation. That is, its progressive securitisation within the EU’s anti-trafficking policies and the existence of two distinct and competing approaches that coexist among feminist struggles against such trend: a neo-abolitionist approach, on the one hand, that is increasingly defended from within EU institutions, and has thus become increasingly entangled with the securitisation of trafficking in women; and a sex work approach, on the other, that has been largely relegated to the domains of academia and civil society. As such, this book addresses the intersection of security and feminist neo-abolitionism within the EU’s anti-trafficking policies, as well as the desecuritising potential of the anti-trafficking advocacy of both transnational neo-abolitionist and sex worker organisations. This book unprecedentedly brings together three bodies of literature that rarely interact: Critical Security Studies, EU Gender Studies and the feminist literature on prostitution and trafficking in women and demonstrates their fruitful interaction in an extensive empirical analysis of the EU’s internal security, violence against women and anti-trafficking policies. Lucrecia Rubio Grundell is UNA4CAREER Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
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    Nationalism in Internationalism : Ireland's Relationship with the European Union (2023)
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 138 p. 4 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; International relations. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Imagined States: Nationalism and Internationalism -- 2. At the Crossroads: Ireland's Path to Europe -- 3. Hopes and Handouts: Adapting to Membership -- 4. A Tiger in the Zoo: Growth and Greed -- 5. The Bonds that Tie: Crisis and Cooperation -- 6. Four Green Fields and 12 Gold Stars: Nationalism in Internationalism.
    Abstract: This book interprets the relationship between Ireland and the European Union (EU). We are coming up to 50 years since Ireland acceded to the EU (2023), and the links between the two are unique and distinctive. This volume presents an original interpretation of Irish-EU relations, and this in turn has implications for a wider understanding of the EU. Its aim is to analyse the Irish-EU relationship from the idea of two apparently contradictory political ideas – internationalism (as represented by European integration in this particular instance) and nationalism (long the dominant value in Irish politics). The authors argue that to date the contradictions have been managed with considerable ease, leading us to characterise the Irish-EU relationship as “nationalism within internationalism.” Michael Holmes is Associate Professor of Political Science at ESPOL (European School of Political and Social Sciences) at the Catholic University of Lille, France. His research focuses mainly on Ireland and the EU and on the impact of European integration on political parties. Kathryn Simpson is Associate Professor of Economics and Politics of the European Union at Keele Business School and School of Social, Political and Studies at Keele University, UK. Her research focuses on public opinion, political behaviour and attitudes towards the EU, in particular in Ireland and the UK in the context of Brexit.
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    Statecraft and the Political Economy of Capitalism (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031159718
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 190 p. 1 illus.)
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    Abstract: Chapter One: Introduction: Who and What Does “the Economy” Serve? -- Chapter Two: The Origins of Statecraft -- Chapter Three: The Public Purpose of Political Economy -- Chapter Four: National Economic Policy: History, Culture, and the Limits of Developmentalism -- Chapter Five: The Delicate Order of Liberalism -- Chapter Six: The Transgressive Economy -- Chapter Seven: Neoliberal Governmentality and the Promise of the Demotic Economy -- Conclusion: Political Economy as a Liberal Art.
    Abstract: Rising inequality, the advance of far-right populism, ecological and climatic catastrophe and the scourge of global pandemic disease – these are among the defining crises of our time. Addressing the governing challenges posed by each requires a more expansive vision of the scope and possibilities of state action than political scientists and economists have furnished to date. In Statecraft and the Political Economy of Capitalism political economists Scott G. Nelson and Joel T. Shelton examine several key social and political dynamics of advanced capitalism for insights into the fate of equality, community and solidarity. In chapters addressing divergent problems and spanning several centuries, statecraft is presented as a conceptual lens through which the art and practice of public action is continually rearticulated in response to the shifting economic, social and political conditions of a given epoch. The authors examine several consequential moments in the long tradition of political economy in relation to the governing predicaments of the present day, highlighting those predicaments that bear upon the well-being of all people, especially society’s most vulnerable. The book thus reintroduces the creative and purposive aspects of governing to the study and practice of Political Economy, a field that has been too preoccupied with technical, institutional and procedural aspects of economic management. Framing problems of governing national and global economies in relation to the craft of the state means searching out continuities between capitalism's early promise and present peril. Scott G. Nelson is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Virginia Tech. His most recent book (co-authored with Bradley S. Klein) is Citizenship After Trump: Democracy versus Authoritarianism in a Post-Pandemic Era (Routledge, 2022). Joel T. Shelton is Associate Professor of Political Science & Policy Studies at Elon University and Coordinator of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) program at Elon. He is the author of Conditionality and the Ambitions of Governance: Social Transformation in Southeastern Europe (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015), and co-author of Research and Writing in International Relations, 3rd ed (Routledge, 2020). .
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    Critical security studies in the digital age : social media and security (2023)
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 265 p. 1 illus.)
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    Series Statement: New Security Challenges
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    Keywords: Security, International. ; Politics and war. ; Terrorism. ; Political violence. ; Social media. ; Communication in politics. ; Sicherheit ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Vorstellung ; Risikofaktor ; Alternative Sicherheitspolitik ; Militärwissenschaft ; Cyberspace ; Social Media ; Information warfare ; International relations ; Internationale Beziehungen ; Kommunikationswissenschaft ; Krieg und Verteidigung ; Media studies ; Medienwissenschaften: Internet, digitale Medien und Gesellschaft ; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General ; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security ; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Terrorism ; Political science & theory ; Politische Strukturen und Prozesse ; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies ; Terrorism, armed struggle ; Terrorismus, bewaffneter Kampf ; Warfare & defence
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction to Social Media and Critical Security Studies in the Digital Age -- Chapter 2. Conceptualizing Social Media and Critical Security Studies in the Digital Age -- Chapter 3. Social Media, Digital Methods and Critical Security Studies -- Chapter 4. Social Media, Security and Terrorism in the Digital Age -- Chapter 5. Social Media and Vernacular Security in the Digital Age -- Chapter 6. Social Media, Security and Democracy in the Digital Age -- Chapter 7. Social Media, Security and Identity in the Digital Age -- Chapter 8. Conclusions on Social Media and Security in the Digital Age.
    Abstract: This book demonstrates that the disciplinary boundaries present within international relations approaches to security studies are redundant when examining social media, and inter- and multi-disciplinary analysis is key. A key result of the analysis undertaken is that when examining the social media sphere security scholars need to “expect the unexpected”. This is because social media enables users to subvert, contest and create security narratives with symbols and idioms of their choice which can take into account “traditional” security themes, but also unexpected and under explored themes such as narratives from the local context of the users’ towns and cities, and the symbolism of football clubs. The book also explores the complex topography of social media when considering constructions of security. The highly dynamic topography of social media is neither elite dominated and hierarchical as the Copenhagen School conceptualises security speak. However, neither is it completely flat and egalitarian as suggested by the vernacular security studies’ non-elite approach. Rather, social media’s topography is shifting and dynamic, with individuals gaining influence in security debates in unpredictable ways. In examining social media this book engages with the emancipatory burden of critical security studies. This book argues that it remains unfulfilled on social media and rather presents a “thin” notion of discursive emancipation where social media does provide the ability for previously excluded voices to participate in security debates, even if this does not result in their direct emancipation from power hierarchies and structures offline. Joseph Downing is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Politics, Aston University, UK, and Visiting Fellow in the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He was previously Marie-Curie Fellow at the Laboratoire méditerranéen de sociologie, CNRS, Université Aix-Marseille Marseille, and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has published and consulted widely on politics and security.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20734-1
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    The Politicization of Social Divisions in Post-War Poland (2023)
    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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    ISBN: 9783031265303
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 255 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political science. ; Political sociology. ; Social justice. ; Social structure. ; Equality. ; World politics. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The First Structural Experiment: Communist-era Homogenisation -- 3. Consequences of the Experiment: the Division between Society and the nomenklatura -- 4. The Second Experiment: the Differentiation of the Social Structure -- 5. Consequences of the Second Experiment: the ‘winners’ – ‘losers’ Division -- 6. The Formation of Social Divisions and the Theory of Practices of Repartition -- 7. Conclusion.
    Abstract: The monograph examines the sources of Polish social divisions. It explains their emergence and discusses the mechanisms behind their evolution from 1945-2022. The findings corroborate the idea that divisions were formed irrespective of the current state of social hierarchy, or the accepted interpretation of justice, and that they existed both in totalitarian and democratic systems alike. The book distinguishes the category of divisions from the practices of repartition, and demonstrates that the repartitions discussed in a political discourse do not generate divisions, but constitute the politicization of the latter. Repartitions are understood as discursive, dichotomic juxtapositions that result from the existence of divisions and can be used as political tools. It has been demonstrated that they can also function as analytical categories used with a view to determining the state of social inequalities. The notions of divisions and repartitions discussed in this volume confirm the existence of the continuity of changes and describe the evolution of Polish society has a consequence. Piotr Borowiec is Head of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Politics at the Institute of Political Science and International Relations, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. He is the editor-in-chief of the international journal Teoria Polityki and author and co-author of over 70 articles on the sociology of politics, political theory, and methodology, as well as seven monographs. .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26530-3
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    Pan-Slavism and Slavophilia in Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe : Origins, Manifestations and Functions (2023)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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    ISBN: 9783031178757
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXVII, 428 p. 19 illus., 17 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Russia—History. ; Europe, Eastern—History. ; Soviet Union—History. ; Europe ; Russia ; Europe, Eastern ; Soviet Union
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction - Examining Pan-Slavism: Conceptual Approach, Methodological Framework, and State of the Art -- Chaper 2. Structure of the Volume -- Section I: Pan-Slavism as History -- Chapter 3. Russian Pan-Slavism: A Historical Perspective -- Chaper 4. A Short History of Pan-Slavism and its Impact on Central Europe in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- Chapter 5. Pan-Slavism in the Balkans: A Historical View -- Section II: Pan-Slavism as a (Political) Tool -- Chapter 6. New Wine in an Old Wineskin: Slavophilia and Geopolitical Populism in Putin’s Russia -- Chapter 7. Ideational Travels of Slavophilia in Belarus: From Tsars to Lukashenka -- Chapter 8. On Pan-Slavism, Brotherhood, and Mythology: The Imagery of Contemporary Geopolitical Discourse in Serbia -- Chapter 9. Intermarium or Hyperborea? Pan-Slavism in Poland after 1989 -- Section III: On Pan-Slavism, Identity, and Other Issues -- Chapter 10. A Distant Acquaintance: Reflecting on Croatia’s Relationship with Pan-Slavism -- Chapter 11. On Pan-Slavism(s) and Macedonian National Identity -- Chapter 12. Invented ‘Europeanness’ versus Residual Slavophilism: Ukraine as an Ideological Battlefield -- Section IV: On Pan-Slavism, East vs. West Divide, and Orthodoxy -- Chapter 13. Bulgaria’s Backlash against the Istanbul Convention: Slavophilia as the Historical Frame of Pseudo-Religious Illiberalism -- Chapter 14. Montenegrin Squaring of the Circle: Between Russophilia, Pan-Orthodoxia, and Competing Nationalism -- Chapter 15. Pan-Slavism and Slavophilia in the Czech Republic within the Context of Hybrid Threats -- Chapter 16. Slovakia: Emergence of an Old-New Pseudo-Pan-Slavism in the Context of the Conflict between Russia and Ukraine after 2014 -- Section V: An Ethnographic Look on Pan-Slavism -- Chapter 17. Manifestations of Pan-Slavic Sentiments among South Slavic Diaspora Communities in the United States of America -- Chapter 18. Interethnic Ritual Kinship as Pan-Slavism in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Afterword.
    Abstract: This collection is an important contribution in both the historical and contemporary analysis of Pan-Slavism. It places this concept in context of Yugoslavism, as well as Russian appeals to Slavic and Orthodox solidarity and competing European identity. This book will become a standard study on the topic through its comprehensive and systematic approach, covering most Slavic countries and not treating Pan-Slavism as just a type of failed meta nationalism, but as an important idea informing the Slavic world today. - Florian Bieber, Professor of Southeast European History and Politics, University of Graz, Austria The heyday of Pan-Slavism may be long gone, but the idea of the brotherhood of Slavs continues to inspire a range of cultural, civilisational and geopolitical imaginations in Europe. This book is a veritable treasure trove for anyone interested in the curious evolution of this understudied phenomenon and its contemporary ramifications. - Filip Ejdus, Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, Serbia This book explores origins, manifestations, and functions of Pan-Slavism in contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, arguing that despite the extinction of Pan-Slavism as an articulated Romantic-era geopolitical ideology, a number of related discourses, metaphors, and emotions have spilled over into the mainstream debates and popular imagination. Using the term Slavophilia to capture the range of representations, the volume analyses how geopolitical discourses shape the identity and policies of a community, providing a comparative analysis that covers a range of Slavic countries in order to understand how Pan-Slavism works and resonates across geographic and political contexts. Mikhail Suslov is Assistant Professor in the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Marek Čejka is Associate Professor in the Department of Territorial Studies at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic. Đorđević Vladimir is Assistant Professor in the Department of Territorial Studies at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic. .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17875-7
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    Macedonia’s Long Transition : From Independence to the Prespa Agreement and Beyond (2023)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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    ISBN: 9783031207730
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXXVII, 248 p. 13 illus., 12 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Macedonia's long transition
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Emigration and immigration—Government policy. ; Security, International. ; International relations. ; Identity politics. ; Europe ; Emigration and immigration ; Politischer Wandel ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Einflussgröße ; Internationaler Konflikt ; Geschichtsbild ; Name ; Innenpolitik ; Außenpolitik
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Macedonia’s Long Transition: An overview of the key issues -- 3. Macedonia’s Revolving Security Threats: Perpetual Instability on the Edge of Europe -- 4. The Impossible Reconciling of Historical Narratives: The Macedonian name dispute and prospects for the future -- 5. The Economic Transition of Macedonia -- 6. Privatisation in Macedonia and Communities in Transition -- 7. Political Parties and the Trials of Democracy -- 8. Euro-Atlantic Integrations on Hold -- 9. Migration Movements and their Implications for Macedonia -- 10. The Identity Shift: Claims on Antiquity in Macedonian Fiction and Drama -- 11. The Dissonant Narratives of the Skopje 2014 Project -- 12. An Analysis of Bulgaria’s Rejection of the Macedonian Ethno-Linguistic Identity and its Implications.
    Abstract: “This is a most worthy and timely contribution which will clearly have an impact on regional studies of the Balkans, the new Eastern Europe, and post communism.” — Martyn Rady, Masaryk Professor Emeritus of Central European History, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, UK This book provides a broad, interdisciplinary analysis of events impacting on North Macedonia since its independence, particularly during the last decade. In the past thirty years, the country has gone through deep political, social and economic transition, along with a name change from ‘Macedonia’ to the ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ following the Prespa Agreement signed with Greece. The contributors consider Macedonia’s challenges, its multi-ethnic make-up and its ambition to enter the European mainstream through the auspices of the European Union and NATO. The volume includes chapters on international politics and North Macedonia’s place in the region’s security architecture as well as the difficulties of the privatisation of socially owned enterprises, political corruption, state capture and backsliding. The book also covers the controversial ‘Skopje 2014’ project in addition to the impact of migration along the ‘Balkan Route’ and the current wranglings with Bulgaria over identity politics. Robert Hudson is Emeritus Professor in European History and Cultural Politics at the University of Derby, UK, Professor honoris causa at University American College Skopje, North Macedonia and the former Director of the Identity, Conflict, and Representation Research Centre. Ivan Dodovski is Professor in Critical Theory and Dean of the School of Political Science at University American College Skopje, North Macedonia.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20773-0
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    Brothers of Italy : A New Populist Wave in an Unstable Party System (2023)
    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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    ISBN: 9783031261329
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVIII, 141 p. 15 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Communication in politics. ; Political leadership. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Brothers of Italy and right-wing populism in Italy -- Chapter 2: The Ideology and Programmatic Positions -- Chapter 3: Party Organisation and Leadership -- Chapter 4: Friends and Enemies -- Chapter 5: Brothers of Italy in the Electoral Arena and Representative Institutions -- Chapter 6: Conclusion: A New Populist Wave?.
    Abstract: “Vampa has written a beautifully concise book that explains with clarity and sophistication the origins, nature and prospects of Italy’s latest political party innovation – the Brothers of Italy – locating the party in a comparative political context. Replete with interesting data and penetrating insights, this book should be read by anyone wanting to understand the Italian, and European, far right” —Professor Martin Bull, University of Salford, UK This volume examines the origins, ideology, organisation, leadership, political alliances, electoral performance and institutional role of the right-wing party Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia, Fdl). FdI’s meteoric rise is only the latest in a series of shocks that have hit Italy’s unstable political system in recent years. However, it would be a mistake to brand FdI as yet another Italian anomaly. Indeed, the party stands at the crossroads between an established political tradition, that of the post-fascist and conservative right, and the more recent populist waves that have affected many mature democracies. By placing Giorgia Meloni’s party in a comparative analytical framework, the author shows that its success stems from a mix of past legacies and current developments seen in much of Europe (and beyond): the growing role of right-wing female leaders and their reliance on new media; the mainstreaming of the far right mixed with populist repertoires; the de-alignment and (partial) re-alignment of voters; the reconfiguration of electoral geographies; and ultimately the emergence of an illiberal model of democracy. In short, rather than being an exception, FdI can be seen as one of the most recent and advanced manifestations of a broader process of political change sweeping the West. Davide Vampa is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Aston University, UK. His work focuses on transformations in democratic representation, rising populism and the links between territorial party politics and public policy.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26132-9
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    Backstage Democracy : The Dynamics of Business-Politics Nexus in Lithuania (2023)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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    ISBN: 9783031255311
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 200 p. 7 illus., 5 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Political Corruption and Governance
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political science. ; Business. ; Management science. ; Europe
    Abstract: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Concepts -- 3. Context and methodology -- 4. Practices in practice -- 5. Drivers of continuity -- 6. Drivers of change -- 7. Evaluating exclusive situationalism and its broader horizons -- 8. Conclusions .
    Abstract: “A welcome and relevant study with an innovate approach, this book provides a sharp insight into processes of business-politics relations within Lithuanian society and does so from a wide perspective. A well-designed research that gives the ability to grasp the depth of the problems and makes a useful reading both for researchers and international policy makers.” Laurynas Pakštaitis, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania Ainius Lašas reveals the world of informal networks and shady arrangements that represent the blind spots of mainstream political science. He guides us through “backstage democracy” in a theoretically competent and empirically responsible manner. His understanding of informal politics is unique and his conclusions make us hope that the marriage of business and politics does not inevitably result in “dirty togetherness.” Jan Zielonka, Professor of European Politics at the University of Oxford, UK, and Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy This book investigates how the actual dynamics of business-state relations work in a democracy and their changes overtime. The focus is limited to one country because access to high-level sources, who are able to openly discuss the nature of the business-politics nexus, cannot be easily replicated. The study is distinctive in a number of ways. First, its focus on politics and business touches upon a number of academic disciplines – business sciences, political science, public policy and administration. Second, it is not limited to a static picture of a relatively new democracy, but instead examines the dynamics of change over the last twenty years. As such, it talks to situations in a number of other countries, especially those in Central and Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet space. Third, the methodological approach, which combines anonymous interviews, mass media sources, governmental and non-governmental reports, is not very typical and thus provides a relatively fresh perspective on studying such social phenomena. Finally, the study offers original theoretical and analytical frames that can be conveniently applied and tested in other national/regional contexts. Ainius Lašas is the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. His research focuses on informal political culture and its practices in transitional democracies. .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25531-1
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    The Presidentialization of Political Parties in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031259777
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 203 p. 6 illus., 5 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political leadership. ; Legislation. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: The Presidentialisation and the party of power in Post-Soviet States -- Chapter 2: The presidentialisation of Russian political parties -- Chapter 3: The presidentialisation of Belarus political parties -- Chapter 4: The presidentialisation of Kazakh political parties -- Chapter 5: The presidentialisation in Post-Soviet States: theoretical challenges.
    Abstract: This book analyses the presidentialization of parties in three countries of the post-Soviet space - Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan - and the role of this phenomenon in their recent political history. The concept of presidentialization of politics means that parties tend to adjust by becoming ‘presidentialised’ in the sense that parties delegate their leaders-as- Presidents to shape both their electoral and governing strategies. The presidentialization of parties refers to institutional resources, constraints and opportunities. It can be also described both as centralization of leadership and a style of government, overlapping with that of personalization of politics that it consists of personal characteristics, attitudes, personal capital and charisma in making politics, instead. Since their introduction, the concept of presidentialization have been mostly analysed within the Western or other democratic countries. Very little attention, however, has been paid to the phenomenon presidentialization of political parties in non-democratic countries or in countries with a transitional form of government . This volume enhances our theoretical understanding of the political role of the Presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus in controlling the legislative space and elected officials. Marina Glaser is Professor of Philosophy, Department of International Relations, HSE University, Moscow, Russia. Ivan Krivushin is Professor of Modern History, Department of International Relations, HSE University, Moscow, Russia. Mara Morini is Associate Professor, PhD in Political Science, Department of Political and International Sciences (DISPI), University of Genoa, Italy.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25977-7
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    Turkey’s Challenges and Transformation : Politics and Society on the Centennial of the Republic (2023)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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    ISBN: 9783031257995
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 310 p. 10 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Reform and Transition in the Mediterranean
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Middle East—Politics and government. ; International relations. ; Middle East ; Europe
    Abstract: Introduction -- Transformation of Party and Election System in Turkey -- Transformation and challenges in Government System in Turkey: ‘The Turkish Type of Presidentializm” -- Transformation of Judiciary for a Turkey in Transition: Dynamics and Consequences -- Turkey’s Political Economy in International Context -- Transformation of Secularism in Turkey -- Gender Equality in Turkey -- The Changing Dynamics of Protests under Turkey’s Authoritarian Transformation: Actors, Repertoires and Strategies of Repression -- (De)Securitization of the Kurdish Issue in Turkey: The Nexus between Foreign Policy and Domestic Politics in the Twenty-First Century -- The Transformation of Migration Governance in Turkey -- Transformation of Turkey’s Environmental Policy: A Case of Selective Europeanization? -- Transformation and Challenges in Turkey-EU Relations: A Case of Foreign Policy with Domestic Political Implications -- An Agent-Based Bounded Rationality Analysis Turkey’s Relations with Greece -- Turkey-US Relations: From the Catalyst of the Model Country Image to the Reference Point of Defensive Discourses -- Transformation and Challenges in Turkish Foreign Policy: Turkey Russia Relations -- Turkey and the Middle East: The Rise and Fall of Turkey’s Power -- Cooperation Amid Transformation: Turkey and International Organizations.
    Abstract: This book analyzes the transformation of Turkey’s international and domestic politics in the past two decades through a comprehensive domestic- international nexus. It examines the domestic system and the main historical challenges without neglecting their international drivers and looks into main foreign policy areas and issues by accounting for the domestic developments that affected them. Looking inside Turkey’s transformation on the basis of an interplay of external and internal factors, through the prism of critical scholars who all agree on the interdependency of national and international politics, it is designed to provide a thoughtful look into the future of Turkey through themes and regions. Harun Arikan is Professor of International Relations at Çukurova University, Turkey. He was a research fellow at Oxford University in the UK, and a visiting scholar at the University of Southern Maine in the USA. Zeynep Alemdar is Professor of Political Science at Istanbul Okan University, Turkey, where she currently acts as Dean of the Business and Administration Faculty and directs the Gender Studies Research Center.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25799-5
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    The Polish Delegation in the European Parliament : Stability and Cohesion (2023)
    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
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    ISBN: 9783031282713
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVI, 253 p. 24 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Central and Eastern European Perspectives on International Relations
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; International relations. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1: Introduction (Krzysztof Zuba) -- Part 1. Determinants of stability and cohesion -- 2: Social determinants (Robert Geisler) -- 3: Selection and election (Anna Pacześniak) -- 4: Euro-sceptics and cohesion of the Polish delegation (Anna Pacześniak) -- 5: Career paths (Krzysztof Zuba) -- Part 2. Stability of the delegation -- 6: Political stability (Błażej Choroś) -- 7: Membership stability (Krzysztof Zuba) -- 8: Group switching (Krzysztof Zuba) -- Part 3. Cohesion of the delegation -- 9: Ideological and political cohesion (Aleksandra Trzcielińska-Polus, Kamil Weber) -- 10: Voting cohesion (Michał Niebylski) -- 11: Parliamentary questions (Aleksandra Trzcielińska-Polus, Kamil Weber) -- Conclusion 12. Conclusion (Krzysztof Zuba).
    Abstract: Based on the example of the Polish delegation to the European Parliament, the book examines the factors influencing the cohesion and stability of EP national delegations. It takes into account the impact of institutional arrangements such as the electoral law and the candidate selection process, the ideological and programmatic profiles of political parties, the career paths of MEPs, affiliation to political groups in the EP, group switching, as well as the significance of Euroscepticism and national divisions transferred to the European level. It is not a typical case study, as the regularities discovered through the in-depth analysis of the Polish national delegation are compared with those characteristic of other national delegations in the EP. The book fills a gap in studies devoted to the EP, in which the importance of national delegations has not so far been the subject of thorough analyses. Krzysztof Zuba is a professor of political sciences. He is the head of European Study chair in the Institute of Political Science and Administration, University of Opole. His areas of research include: Politics in Poland, religion and politics, European integration. He is the author and editor of eight books.
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    Italian Regionalism and the Federal Challenge : Reconciling Economic Regionalism and Solidarity (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031315435
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 193 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Federalism and Internal Conflicts
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    Abstract: Federalism, regionalism, sub-state nationalism: some theoretical insights -- Italian regionalism. From Risorgimento to the 2001 constitutional reform -- Italian regionalism. The 2001 constitutional reform and beyond -- Theorising economic regionalism -- Reconciling economic regionalism and solidarity -- Conclusion. Federalism, (economic) regionalism, solidarity.
    Abstract: This monograph thoroughly illustrates the debate on federalism and regionalism as it emerged in Italy in the years preceding the unification of 1861 and then again in the early 1990s, a debate mainly centred on the deep socio-economic differences between the North and the South of the country. Torn between centripetal and centrifugal forces, the Italian regional model implemented with the 1948 constitution and strengthened in 2001 provokes questions that intersect with topical debates engaging scholars globally, potentially stimulating comparative discussions. While the future of Italian regionalism remains unclear, the Italian regional model combines lessons coming from different theoretical experiences, including federalism, sub-state nationalism, and the European unification process, representing a novel experiment fashioned by those who were looking for a compromise between unitary and federal schemes. Erika Arban is Senior Research Associate in the Laureate Program in Comparative Constitutional Law at Melbourne Law School, Australia. .
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    Politics of Hybrid Warfare : The Remaking of Security in Czechia after 2014 (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031327032
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIV, 229 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Central and Eastern European Perspectives on International Relations
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Security, International. ; International relations. ; Political sociology. ; Europe ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Verteidigung ; Planung ; Änderung ; Außenpolitik ; Strategie ; Sicherheit ; Bedrohungsvorstellung ; Geopolitik ; Einflussgröße ; Internationale Politik ; Diskussion ; Innenpolitik ; Politische Willensbildung ; Tschechien
    Abstract: 1. Introduction: The Problematic Politics of ‘hybrid warfare’ -- 2. Liminal Insecurities: Crises, Geopolitics and the Logic of War -- 3. Formation: Emergence of the ‘hybrid warfare’ Assemblage in Czechia (2014–2016/17) -- 4. Politicisation, Institutionalisation, Internationalisation: The Czech ‘hybrid warfare’ Assemblage in 2017–2021 -- 5. Differentiation: Three Main Narratives of ‘hybrid warfare’ -- 6. Boundaries: Expertise, Authority and Contestation in the Czech ‘hybrid warfare’ Debate -- 7. Conclusion: Reclaiming Politics from the Logic of War.
    Abstract: This book offers a timely and trenchant addition to the vanguard of critical political thought in Central Europe. Reclaiming politics from the logic of war, the book provides a sobering cut into the political work of hybrid warfare discourse. With its theoretical sophistication and thick empirical embeddedness in the stories from the ‘in-between zone’ of Czechia, this is a must-read for untangling the lazy causality between the problems with Western democracies and Russian subversive actions. -Maria Mälksoo, University of Copenhagen This is a first book-long analysis showing how the notion of ‘hybrid warfare’ was used to transform security policies and discourses in an EU/NATO country. Building on current debates in International Political Sociology, Critical Security Studies, and Critical Geopolitics, it provides a novel account of how crisis, geopolitics, uncertainty, and expertise are intertwined in the social construction of threats. Based on extensive and original empirical research of large textual archive and elite interviews in the Czech Republic and Brussels, the book shows how officials, bureaucrats, journalists, activists, and experts all participate in the reshaping of security in a new geopolitical environment. Zooming on the case of Czechia and its specific Central European context, it complements the predominantly Western-centric studies of insecurity with an account of how the liminal position on an East/West boundary influences security politics. As a first study of its kind and scope, it will be of interest to academics and students interested in Central European politics, practices and discourses of hybrid warfare, as well as critical approaches to security and geopolitics. Jakub Eberle is Research Director and Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Relations Prague. He works on IR theory, Czech and German foreign policy, and politics of Central Europe. He is the author of Discourse and Affect in Foreign Policy: Germany and the Iraq War (2019). Jan Daniel is Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Relations Prague. His research mostly draws on International Political Sociology and Critical Security and Peace Studies and focuses on politics of (in)security in Central Europe and the Middle East.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32703-2
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    Failed Peacemaking : Counter-Peace and International Order (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031300813
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(IX, 127 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
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    Keywords: Peace. ; International relations. ; Security, International. ; Internationaler Konflikt ; Politischer Konflikt ; Innenpolitik ; Friede ; Beilegung ; Friedenssichernde Maßnahme ; Misserfolg ; Weltordnung ; Erde
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptualising the Counter-Peace -- 3. Locating the Counter-Peace -- 4. Stalemate Pattern -- 5. Limited Peace Pattern -- 6. Unmitigated Counter-Peace -- 7. The Rise of Counter-Peace on the International Stage -- 8. Transitions in International Order and the Tools of Peacemaking: Back to the Future? -- 9. On Entanglement and the Impact on International Order -- 10. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book investigates why peace and reform processes across the world have recently been stagnating or have become blocked. They have failed to maintain security, rights, development, and justice in the liberal international order. The book identifies the related rise of counter-peace processes at the heart of failed peacemaking efforts, and explores the implications for an emerging multi-polar order where local and international tools for peace and reform appear to be ineffective. Across a range of recent cases, from Cambodia, the Balkans, the Sahel region, DRC, Colombia, Afghanistan, and many others, such dynamics are becoming clearer. In particular, small-scale blocking tactics across different peace processes have been evolving into larger political strategies which are then disseminated within revisionist and revanchist international networks. Ultimately, this phenomenon has undermined liberal international order. Spoilers and tactical blockages to peace have connected across local, national, regional and international scales, highlighting ideological divisions. Drawing on counter-revolutionary theory, the concept of counter-peace is used as a tool to critically interrogate a systemic array of blockages to peace. Distinct counter-peace patterns are now entangled in peace and reform processes, including the stalemate pattern, the limited counter-peace, and the unmitigated counter-peace patterns. Across cases, once tactical blockages begin to form these patterns, they become systemic and ultimately enable conflict escalation. Consequently, the intimate entanglement of the existing international peace architecture with counter-peace processes points to ideological divisions in international order, as well as the growing gulf between diminished practices of peace and reform with critical scholarship on peace, justice, and sustainability. Sandra Pogodda is Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies at the Department of Politics, University of Manchester, UK. Oliver P. Richmond is Research Professor at the Department of Politics, University of Manchester, UK. He is also International Professor at Dublin City University, Ireland, and Distinguished Visiting Professor at EWHA University, Seoul, Korea. Gëzim Visoka is Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Ireland.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-30081-3
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    Statecraft : Policies and Politics under Prime Minister Theresa May (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031324727
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIII, 420 p. 11 illus., 8 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political leadership. ; Political planning. ; World politics. ; Legislation. ; Europe
    Abstract: Introduction: The May Premiership.-Part I: Electoral Issues. Chapter 1.The Conservative Leadership Election of 2016.Chapter 2. I’m Not Going to Call a Snap Election’ – Theresa May and the 2017 General Election -- Chapter 3. Attempting to Secure a Sympathetic Press: May and the Media -- Part II: Policy Implementation. Chapter 4. Miscalculations and Constraints: Brexit and the Failed Statecraft of Theresa May -- Chapter 5. Foreign Policy -- Chapter 6.‘An Economy That Works for Everyone’? An Evaluation of The May Government’s Economic Policies and Statecraft -- Chapter 7. Theresa May and Mental Health Policy: A Legacy Unfinished? -- Chapter 8. Theresa May, Statecraft, and the Environment -- Chapter 9. Friends and Allies? Theresa May and the DUP -- Chapter 10. Race Relations Policy -- Part III: Political Debates. Chapter 11. Theresa May’s mode of Conservatism: ‘soft’ One Nation Toryism -- Chapter 12. From Workers on Company Boards to Representatives of ‘Workers Voices’: Explaining May’s Failed ‘One Nation’ Industrial Policy -- Chapter 13. Theresa May as a Political Leader -- Chapter 14. Women political leaders are all feminists, aren’t they? Theresa May and Feminism -- Chapter 15. Theresa May and LGBT Equality -- Chapter 16. Theresa May and Religion – The Vicar’s Daughter in Downing Street -- Chapter 17. Theresa May and the Constitution: A Failure of Statecraft -- Chapter 18. Theresa May and Britishness: Towards a Psychological Dimension of Statecraft -- Chapter 19. Theresa May’s Team: Statecraft and the Cabinet -- Conclusion: Statecraft, Policies, and Politics of Prime Minister Theresa May.
    Abstract: “Theresa May’s short-lived Premiership is a cautionary tale for politicians. These authoritative and compelling essays provide fascinating insights into why it unfolded and ended as it did, while also pinpointing May’s strengths and achievements as a political leader as well as her weaknesses and failures. It is an important addition to our understanding of this Prime Minister and the contemporary Conservative party.” —Andrew Gamble, Professor and Chair in Politics, University of Sheffield, UK “This important volume brings together senior and emerging scholars to provide a critical and comprehensive evaluation of Theresa May’s premiership. Highly readable, engaging, informative and comprehensive, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary political history and learning more about a prime minister who was frequently misunderstood.” —Rainbow Murray, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London, UK This book examines the statecraft of former UK Prime Minister, Theresa May as a means of deconstructing her leadership of the United Kingdom. Alongside the inescapable issue of Brexit that dominated her Premiership, it takes a wider view of her record in government by looking at how and why she stood for the leadership of the Conservative Party; scrutinizes her approach to economic, social, and foreign policy; interrogates her attitudes towards Northern Ireland and the DUP; and her longstanding records on race relations, LGBT+ issues, and feminism, as well as more traditional concerns such as faith, constitution, and Britishness. This volume is the first of its kind to adopt such a systematic approach in its evaluation of May’s leadership. Andrew S. Roe-Crines is Senior lecturer in British Politics in the Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool, UK, and the author of several academic journal articles on political rhetoric/oratory, alongside his most recent books Corbynism in Perspective: The Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn (2021) and (with P. Dorey & A. Denham) Choosing Party Leaders: Conservative and Labour Party Compared (2020). David Jeffery is Senior Lecturer in British Politics in the Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool, UK, and is the co-editor (with S. Farrall and A. Mullen) of Thatcherism in the 21st Century: The Social and Cultural Legacy (Palgrave, 2020). He is the author of Whatever Happened to Tory Liverpool? (2023), as well as the author of several journal articles in leading academic journals.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32472-7
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    Interest Groups and Political Representation in Portugal and Beyond (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031325854
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXII, 245 p. 28 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Interest Groups, Advocacy and Democracy Series
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political planning. ; Political science. ; Europe
    Abstract: Introduction -- 1. The study of interest groups -- 2. The system of interest representation in Portugal -- 3. Associational involvement and political participation in Portugal: Insights from a longitudinal and comparative study -- 4. Interest groups, political representation and citizen preferences -- 5. Seeking access to policy-makers: Interest group strategies -- 6. Interest groups in the parliamentary arena -- 7. Interest groups in the media -- 8. Portuguese interest groups and the European Union -- 9. Conclusions.
    Abstract: “An indispensable addition to the literature on interest group and political representation. This book provides a unique perspective on the role of interest groups in Portugal and their implications for political representation, and it does so from a rich comparative perspective that illuminates the challenges and prospects for the study of Portuguese interest groups and beyond. A must read for anyone interested in political representation.” —Sebastián Royo, Provost and Professor of Political Science, Clark University, USA “Based on considerable collective research, Marco Lisi and his research team can provide new theoretical insights into the relationship between interest intermediation and political representation. Furthermore, the book is the most comprehensive empirical study of the field in Portugal from a comparative perspective to date. The work also highlights Portuguese interest groups' changing logic of action in an increasingly integrated European Union multilevel arena. This new book is an indispensable, comprehensive addition to the still under-researched field of interest groups and lobbying in southern Europe.” —José M. Magone, Professor in Regional and Global Governance, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany This book examines the characteristics and evolution of interest groups in Portugal. Drawing from a wide array of sources - including surveys, parliamentary activities, media coverage and interviews with MPs and lobbyists – it systematically assesses interest group politics. The book analyses the main features of group population, the strategies utilised by organised interests, their interactions with key decision-makers, and citizens’ opinions regarding their role in the political system. The original data provided in this book frames the Portuguese case in a broader European context, and will be extremely useful for international comparisons. It will appeal to scholars and students of European politics, interest groups, democratic theories, and public policy. Marco Lisi is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies, Nova University of Lisbon, and researcher at IPRI-NOVA, Portugal. His research interests include political parties, interest groups, electoral behavior, party systems, political representation and election campaigns. .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32585-4
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    Governing Human Life : (Bio)politics, Knowledge and Borders in Global Drug Policy (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031435522
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VI, 119 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Security, International.
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction: A Case for a Critical Biopolitical Analysis of the Global Drug Control -- Chapter 2. Drug Control Dispositif, State of Exception and Democracy -- Chapter 3. Which Knowledge Deserves to Be Named Knowledge: The Place for Science and Evidence in Drug Policy -- Chapter 4. Migrants, Substances, and Borders: The Case of the Spanish Southern Border -- Chapter 5. Conclusion. .
    Abstract: This book presents an analysis tracing the operation of biopolitical mode of power in the global field of drug control. Through a series of theoretically framed investigations that relate current drug control policies to the broader frame of ‘vital politics,’ it attends to the relationship of drug control, democracy and authoritarianism and showcases these pressures on the case of the evolution of drug policy in the Czech Republic. Then, it turns attention to the relationship of power and knowledge, with a particular focus on ‘evidence-based’ policy that tends to more often sustain, rather than challenge coercive and punitive drug control policies. Last but not least, it looks at how the global drug control dispositif shapes those lives on one of Europe’s (internal) periphery, the Spanish Southern border. These investigations are intended to illuminate elements of the operation of the drug control dispositif and its far reaching (bio-)political effects in order to maintain and expand the space for thinking political alternatives. Ondrej Ditrych is Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Relations Prague. In his current research, inspired by continental philosophy, he explores revolution and political violence in global politics, ethnopolitics and geopolitics in Europe and Postsoviet space, and global risks. Constanza Sánchez Avilés is Law, Policy and Human Rights Director at the International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service (ICEERS) and Research Associate at the Global Drug Policy Observatory (UK). Her main areas of research and work are national and international drug policies, the political economy of illicit drugs and the intersection between drug control, human rights and social justice.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-43552-2
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    Multidisciplinary Futures of UN Peace Operations (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031385964
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 279 p. 6 illus., 5 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
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    Keywords: Peace. ; Economic development. ; Security, International. ; Friedenssichernde Maßnahme ; Friedenssicherung ; Internationale Organisation ; Politisches Mandat ; Entwicklung ; Gastland
    Abstract: 1. The Future Trajectory of UN Peace Operations (Alexander Gilder, David Curran, Georgina Holmes and Fiifi Edu-Afful) -- Part 1 Reforming Security -- 2. Reforming Security Institutions: Implications of Local Actors’ Incorporation on the Construction of Democratic Security Environments (Alessandra Jungs de Almeida and Juliana Viggiano) -- 3. International Policing and/as the Future of UN Peace Operations (Charles T Hunt) -- Part 2 Resolving Conflict and Ensuring Protection -- 4. Attack Helicopters and Other Technologies for Enforcement in UN Peace Operations (Walter Dorn) -- 5. The Future Dynamics Between UN Stabilisation and UN Peace Operations: Conflict Management Versus Conflict Resolution (Shannon Zimmerman) -- 6. UNTSO: The Future of UN Peacekeeping in the Middle East (Diego Salama) -- Part 3 Strengthening Partnerships -- 7. The Future Of United Nations-African Union (UN-AU) Cooperation On Peace And Security (Ruth Adwoa Frimpong) -- 8. The Islamic Conception of Peacebuilding (hifz al-salam) Under the Auspices of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United Nation’s Sustaining Peace Agenda (Mohammad Sabuj) -- 9. Advancing a Children, Peace and Security Agenda for the Future of UN Peacekeeping (Dustin Johnson, Catherine Baillie Abidi, Laura Cleave, and Shelly Whitman) -- Part 4 Ensuring Future Accountability -- 10. Accountability for Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse: Rethinking Relationships (Sabrina White) -- 11. Safeguarding from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peace Operations: Lessons for the Future (Sarah Blakemore, Rosa Freedman and Nicolas Lemay-Hébert) -- 12. An Alternative Approach: The African Union’s ’s SEA Regulatory Framework (Ai Kihara-Hunt and Roisin Burke).
    Abstract: “This collection of essays is a rich survey of the challenges facing the UN and an examination of the opportunities offered by partnerships, technology and reform.” — Roger Mac Ginty, Professor in Defence, Development and Diplomacy, Durham University, UK. “This volume shines because its contributions showcase the complex nature of contemporary peacekeeping and the multiple operational challenges it must evolve to address.” — Dr Katharina P. Coleman, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia, Canada. “This book brings together new voices and fresh ideas on future pathways for UN peace operations.” — Dr Jenna Russo, Head of the Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations, International Peace Institute, USA Alexander Gilder is Associate Professor of International Law and Security at the School of Law, University of Reading, UK and Associate Faculty at the School of Humanitarian Studies, Royal Roads University, Canada David Curran is Associate Professor and Research Group Leader: Security, Vulnerability and Resilience at the Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations, Coventry University, UK Georgina Holmes is Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies, The Open University, UK. Fiifi Edu-Afful is Senior Research Fellow at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Ghana.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38596-4
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    War in Ukraine. Media and Emotions (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031376085
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 233 p. 12 illus., 11 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Security, International. ; Krieg ; Massenmedien ; Wirkung ; Internet ; Social Media ; Berichterstattung ; Ukraine ; Polen
    Abstract: I. MEDIA AS A CARRIER OF INFORMATION -- Chapter 1. Old front lines of new wars. The role of the media as a carrier of information about the war in Ukraine -- Chapter 2. Information and information technologies in the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian war -- Chapter 3. Conspiracy theory mobilisation mechanisms in the context of the war in Ukraine. A study of Polish Twitter -- Chapter 4. Online frontline – analysis of contents of Polish memes related to war in Ukraine -- Chapter 5. A Redefinition of the Essence of Social Media in Ukraine in the Era of Russian Aggression of 2022 -- Chapter 6. All the Faces of the First Lady. The Media Coverage of Olena Zelenska in Poland and Ukraine during the War -- I. EMOTIONS AS A CARRIER OF INFORMATION -- Chapter 7. Emotions during the war: interplay between emotions and information -- Chapter 8. My Home, My Ukraine. The Patriotic and Civic Attitudes of Young Ukrainians -- Chapter 9. Emotions and political knowledge and their role in the mobilization of the international community on the example of the war in Ukraine -- Chapter 10. Courage, Coincidence or Intricate Plan? Conditions for the President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s political leadership -- Chapter 11. The Need for Knowledge and the Fear of War. Ukrainian Students and Lecturers in the Face of War.
    Abstract: The aim of the book is to present the war in its two versions and dimensions, i.e., the media image and the human factor. The choice of these two areas has not been random. Due to the situation, communication, also the one that mobilizes and shapes attitudes toward war, has moved to the Internet. From the first days of the war, pieces of information have generated various emotions, which translated into individual feelings, but also evoked broadly understood movement—in the area of spreading (dis) information and direct behavior. This movement was multi-level—we see the mobilization of people in the area of conspiracy theories, the expression of difficult emotions in memes, as well as a test of strength in the information war between Russia and Ukraine. The presentation of Volodymir and Olena Zelenski in the media also had an undeniable impact of mobilization, and their attitude built the image of heroic Ukraine from the very beginning. These and other relationships between the indicated factors are presented in the book. Agnieszka Turska-Kawa is Director of the Institute of Political Science, specializing in psychology of politics, particularly in the context of political behavior, motivations and emotions ruling politics, and cognitive aspects of political choices at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. Agnieszka Kasińska-Metryka is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute of International Relations and Public Policy, specializing in political leadership, social communication, political marketing, and women political activity at the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland. Karolina Pałka-Suchojad is Political Scientist and Assistant Professor at the Institute of International Relations and Public Policy, specializing in social media analysis, management information in social media, and political marketing at the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland. .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-37608-5
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    Identity, Ontological Security and Europeanisation in Republika Srpska (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031461699
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 220 p. 21 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Central and Eastern European Perspectives on International Relations
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    Keywords: Europe ; Political science. ; Security, International. ; International relations. ; Identity politics. ; Serben ; Securitization ; Bedrohungsvorstellung ; Gesellschaft ; Entwicklung ; Internationale Organisation ; Erweiterung ; Bosnien-Herzegowina
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Theoretical Framework -- 4. Imagining the Bosnian Serb Ethnic Identity: A Historical Overview -- 5. Discourse Analysis of Securitisation Acts of the Political Elite in Republika Srpska -- 6. Perceptions of the Voters in Republika Srpska on the Internat and External Other -- 7. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book discusses the impact of the process of accession to the European Union (EU) – i.e. Europeanisation – on the formulation of the ethnic identity of Bosnian Serbs and the political identity of Republika Srpska (RS) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The centrepiece of the book is an examination of how it is possible that the expected effect of Europeanisation on ethnic identities in a post-conflict environment – a transformation of ethnic identities through desecuritisation – does not materialise in the case of BiH and the RS. The book starts from the assumption that the political elite in the RS uses Europeanisation as a context for the securitization of two sources of threats – the internal and external Other. This prevents the transformation of ethnic identities in BiH, and as a result also the desecuritisation of antagonisms among the ethnic groups of BiH. The results show that any attempt at a more active engagement by the EU and international community was interpreted by the RS political elite as Bosniak agenda aimed against the RS. In this respect, the book demonstrates that BiH’s EU accession process or a clearer EU perspective alone in scrutinized critical junctures did not outweigh the potential costs for the RS political elite if reforms aimed at creating a more functional BiH were to succeed. In all three analysed critical junctures, the political elite in RS presented motions for a more functional BiH as attempts to centralise the country and framed them as the beginning of the end for the RS as a political entity. Faris Kočan is Assistant Professor at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences. His research is focused on the Europeanisation of the Western Balkans and the role of the European integration in addressing the troubled past of post-Yugoslav space. He has published, among others, in the Nationalities Papers, Ethnopolitics, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, and contributed chapters to monographs published in international publishing houses (Peter Lang, Ibidem). He has been working on many research projects, including those funded by Horizon 2020, JM/Erasmus+ and Slovenian Research Council.
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    British Foreign Policy in former Yugoslavia 1989–1999 : Brotherhood and Unity Lost (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031452109
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 367 p. 10 illus., 8 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Peace. ; Security, International. ; Diplomacy.
    Abstract: Chapter 1 Yugoslavia: A Brief Background 1919-1990 -- Chapter 2 Britain’s Role in Post War Yugoslavia and the Slovene and Croat Secessions -- Chapter 3 Nationalism in Bosnia and Western Approaches -- Chapter 4 British Initiatives and the Vance-Owen Peace Plan and its Failure -- Chapter 5 Engaging the Americans and Russians for Armed Mandated Military Intervention -- Chapter 6 Britain’s Intervention during the Insurgency and the War in former Yugoslavia and Kosovo 1998-1999 -- Chapter 7 British Diplomacy and the Build up to the Kosovo War -- Chapter 8 Britain and NATO’s Military Intervention in Kosovo -- Chapter 9 Ethics and Morals.
    Abstract: British Foreign Policy in former Yugoslavia 1989-1999: Brotherhood and Unity Lost, gives a broad analysis of Britain’s foreign policy during the wars of Yugoslav secession from 1992 to 1999. Normative approaches to Britain’s foreign policy during this period ‘have tended to place it’ in to two halves. The notion, there was a new morality in Britain’s foreign policy appeared after New Labour‘s election victory on 1 May 1997. Robin Cook declared shortly after the victory there would be an ‘ethical dimension’ to Labour‘s foreign policy, and this appeared to chart new territory. This would be a departure from what former US Assistant Secretary of State, James Rubin, believed was the hyper-realism of the traditional British kind under Major. In due course, the acceptance that there was a radical change in the British government’s policy direction irritated Conservative politicians such as Tony Baldry, and Douglas Hurd, who commented in 1997, ‘What is slightly irritating….is to pretend that a shift of two to three degrees is a shift of 180 degrees and that all his (Robin Cook‘s) predecessors are immoral rogues’. Thus, this book includes interviews with key actors, provides new archive material and re-examines claims by the ‘New Orthodoxy’ which became prevalent after 1999. John P McCumiskey received his PhD from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2013. He has taught Critical Thinking and History at various universities in Asia and Europe.
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    The Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation : Implications for Black Sea Security (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031499968
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 156 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Security, International. ; Russia ; Europe, Eastern ; Soviet Union ; World politics. ; Konzeption ; Strategie ; Internationales politisches System ; Position ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Schwarzmeer-Gebiet
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction - A Geopolitical Matryoshka -- Chapter 2: Russkiy Mir: Socio- Cultural Cognitive Framing of Russian Foreign Policy -- Chapter 3: Wind of Change: Russian Foreign Policy in a Multipolar World -- Chapter 4: Enemy at the Gates: NATO In The Black Sea -- Chapter 5: Socio-Economic Warfare with the “Collective West” Starts in the Black Sea -- Chapter 6: Nothing New on The Easter Front: Russkiy Mir in the Black Sea.
    Abstract: This distinctive book deconstructs the foundational elements of Russian foreign policy from a Russian perspective and with references to Russian sources, rather than the typical Western perspective. The author Olga Raluca Chiriac situates her work at the intersection of strategic studies and cognitive psychology, offering an analysis that goes deep into the roots of Russian strategic behavior, especially socio-cultural elements such as attitudes towards the West, language, culture. She highlights Russia’s unique decision-making process, sometimes overt and other times covert. The book aims to present a mechanism for analysis in both strategic choices and foreign policy, but it also points out that countries and nations are complicated entities, all having a particular historical experience, generational trauma, culture and traditions. Dr. Olga R. Chiriac is a social scientist and professor of political science. Her work is situated at the intersection of psychology and security studies (decision making and strategic culture) with a special interest in military applications of cognitive sciences and political warfare. Dr. Chiriac is the Project Europe Head of Engagement with the Irregular Warfare Initiative of the Modern War Institute, at West Point and Visiting Professor at the University of Bucharest where she leads engagement for the Black Sea Program. She is affiliated as an Associated Researcher with the Joint Special Operations University in Tampa, Florida and the Economic Conflict & Competition Research Group (ECCRG) at Kings College.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-49996-8
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    State Failure, Power Expansion, and Balance of Power in the Middle East : The Struggle Over Failed States (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031446337
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(IX, 283 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Middle East ; Security, International. ; Comparative government. ; Internationales politisches System ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Failed State ; Begrenzte Staatlichkeit ; Reaktion ; Herrschaftssystem ; Gleichgewicht ; Naher Osten ; Mittlerer Osten ; Nordafrika
    Abstract: Chapter 1: A Conceptual Framework: The State, State Failure and Its Consequences -- Chapter 2: Regional Powers: Grand Strategies of Revisionism vs. Status Quoism -- Chapter 3: Yemen (1962-1970): Failure by a Military Coup -- Chapter 4:Lebanon (1975-1989): From Consensus Democracy to Communal War -- Chapter 5: Iraq (2003-2020: From a Bulwark Power into a Failed State -- Chapter 6: Yemen (2004-2020): A New Round of State Failure.-Chapter Seven: Syria (2011-2020): From a Revisionist Power into a Conquered State -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book examines the strategies of regional powers in the Middle East regarding their response to cases of state failure in the region, thus connecting the theoretical concepts of statehood, state failure, and revisionist and pro-status quo interventionist behavior. Through a detailed comparative analysis of five case studies of failed states occurring in the region during 1960–2010s –Yemen (1962–1970), Lebanon (1975–1989), Iraq (2003–2020), Yemen (2004–2020), and Syria (2011–2020) – the author employs the conceptual theory of balance of power to analyze the behavior of five regional powers in the Middle East: Egypt, Iran, Israel, Syria (pre-2011), Saudi Arabia, and Turkey toward each one of those cases. The book proposes that when states become failed states, regional powers with revisionist strategies expand into them, which in turn induce status quo regional powers to react by imposing balancing action, and that this power struggle turns failed states into battlegrounds for regional power (im)balances. This book offers empirical and theoretical insights into regional politics of the Middle East over the past six decades, contributes to international policy and security studies scholarship from a Middle East regional perspective, and draws attention to the importance of analyzing the destabilizing and historical consequences of state failures for contemporary contexts. Aso M. Ali is an expert on regional politics and political transformations in the Middle East. He received his M.A in Politics and International Relations from the University of Kurdistan-Hawler in Iraq and his Ph.D. in Political Science from Southern Illinois University. He has worked as a lecturer at University of Salahaddin in Erbil (2010–2012) teaching international law and politics and modern political theories.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44633-7
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    Parliamentary Elites in Transition : Political Representation in Greece (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031116940
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 283 p. 9 illus., 6 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Reform and Transition in the Mediterranean
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political sociology. ; Communication in politics. ; Political leadership. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Greek Parliamentary elites in transition (1989-2019) -- 2. Gender, representation and the politics of exclusion. Or, who represents, who is represented? -- 3. Politics and profession: continuities and discontinuities in the occupational composition of the Greek parliamentary elite -- 4. From Media to Politics: Journalists in the Greek Parliament -- 5. Young conservatives, media personalities or old-school elites? The many faces of New Democracy MPs across time -- 6. From Hegemony to Pasokification. Socialist MP’s in transition -- 7. Composition and Role of Parliamentary Elites as an Indicator of Party Transformation: The Case of SYRIZA -- 8. Mapping of the Extreme right MPs: From LAOS to Greek Solution -- 9. Candidates’ personal preference votes and changes in parliamentary representation -- 10. The emergence of “technocracy" in Greek ministerial elites -- 11. Make or Break? A Comparison of Parliamentary Representation in Cyprus and Greece in the Background of the Economic Crisis -- 12. Three generations of parliamentary elites. A proposed typology.
    Abstract: This edited volume contributes to a better understanding of parliamentary changes in times of political transition, and, specifically, the composition of the Greek Parliament before and after the debt crisis. It discusses the profiles of Greek MPs through the lens of continuity and renewal, starting with the first major political crisis after the Metapolitefsi in 1989 and ending with the last legislative elections of 2019. Greece attracted scholarly and international interest due to the transformations that the sovereign debt crisis provoked to its political and partisan system. It is one of the countries of the European periphery most severely hit during the great recession. However, no work so far has been devoted exclusively to the study of Greek parliamentary elites, their cultural and political characteristics, and the factors that shape their selection and election. The book is a multifaceted source of information for all those interested in understanding forms of political representation during normal times and times of crisis. Its distinctive advantage is that it offers an up to date and complete elite study in Greece comparable to similar European studies. Moreover, it is a useful tool for students, scholars and researchers interested in the study of political representation across Europe. Manina Kakepaki is a Principal Researcher at the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE)- Institute of Political Research, Greece. Fani Kountouri is Assistant Professor of Political Science-Political Communication at the Department of Political Science and History, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athina, Greece.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-11694-0
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    The EU, Irish Defence Forces and Contemporary Security (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031078125
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXV, 443 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Politics and war. ; Security, International.
    Abstract: Introduction -- Theme One: Defence Forces Capabilities & The Threat Environment. Chapter 1. Ensuring the Jungle Doesn’t Grow Back: The Obligations Inherent to Irish Defence Policy -- Chapter 2. The GOC’s Perspective -- Chapter 3. A Critical Analysis of the Intellectual and Communications Culture of the Irish Defence Forces at a time of Emergent/Imminent Domestic and International Threats -- chapter 4. The Irish Naval Service: The Burden of the Minimalist Approach -- Chapter 5. Small Navies: Lessons for the Irish Naval Service -- Theme Two: The Reserve Defence Forces. Chapter 6.Revitalizing the Irish Army Reserve post-Commission on the Defence Forces: Moving from the Single Force Concept to a Total Force Policy -- Chapter 7. The Army Reserves – The Force-multiplier for Irish Defence -- Chapter 8. Ireland’s Naval Service Reserve – An Analysis of Current Capabilities and Role for the Future -- Theme Three: Peacekeeping Operations. Chapter 9. Decolonisation, Conflict, and Independence: The Impact of History on Ireland’s Approach to Peacekeeping -- Chapter 10. Ireland’s Largest Peacekeeping Mission – The Irish Defence Forces in UNIFIL -- Chapter 11. Peacekeeping in the Digital Age: Future Threats and Capability Requirements -- Theme Four: Cyber Security in the Digital Age. Chapter 12. Irish Cyber Security -- Chapter 13. Cyber resilience for Europe’s armed forces in the 21st Century – a German Perspective -- Chapter 14. The Irish Defence Forces in the Drone Age -- Theme Five: Defence Forces Institutional Innovation and Civil-Military Relations. Chapter 15. The Defence Forces Research Technology Initiative -- Chapter 16. Shared Norms but Policy Incoherence: Analysing the Irish Defence Forces’ Marketplace Aspirations -- Chapter 17. Representation, Negotiation, and Frustration. What path lies ahead for civil-military industrial relations -- Theme Six: The Principle of Irish Neutrality. Chapter 18. Ireland, NATO and the “Return of Geopolitics” in Europe -- Chapter 19. Irish Military Neutrality 1924-1945: A Historical Perspective for Modern Consideration -- Chapter 20. Generating More Heat Than Light? The Debate over Ireland’s Neutrality and the “European Army” -- Chapter 21. Conclusion. .
    Abstract: “This book is a critical and insightful contribution to the debate on Irish defence and the role of the Defence Forces.” — Ben Tonra, Professor, MRIA, The School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe), University College Dublin, Ireland “By mainly examining Ireland’s defence policy and the Irish Armed Forces, this edited volume provides valuable knowledge to both practitioners and scholars. Undoubtedly, any reader interested in international relations and/or security studies, and especially those focusing on small states studies and/or comparative strategy, will gain new insights by exploring this book.” — Håkan Edström, Associate Professor in Political Science, Swedish Defence University, Sweden. This book aids any researcher, policymakers and military personnel in researching small states and militaries, European defence and security policy, as well as contemporary and emerging threats. This edited collection gathers academic commentators on Irish defence policy, military leaders from across the service components of the Irish Defence Forces and European defence experts to contribute to the first in-depth conversation and analysis on modern Irish defence and its application within the European Union. The aim of this edited book is to ascertain what capabilities are robust, which are lacking, what future threats need to be catered for, and what action is needed to ensure those threats will be addressed going forward. This book will explore emerging issues and applications of modern and contemporary threats within the context of Ireland, Europe and Western institutions. We have invited submissions from scholars, commentators, policymakers and military practitioners to evaluate the Irish Defence Forces and to illustrate the complexities facing small nations in formulating and resourcing defence and national security policy. Jonathan Carroll is a PhD Candidate in Military History at Texas A&M University, USA. Matthew G. O’Neill is a Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Cybersecurity and Society (LINCS) postgraduate researcher in Political Science at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at Queen’s University Belfast, UK. Mark Williams is a Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Cybersecurity and Society (LINCS) postgraduate researcher at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at Queen’s University Belfast, UK.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07812-5
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    Nigerian Foreign Policy 60 Years After Independence (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031068829
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXXVII, 441 p. 9 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Africa—Politics and government. ; International relations. ; Political science. ; Diplomacy. ; Security, International. ; Comparative government. ; Africa
    Abstract: Part 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introduction: understanding Nigeria’s foreign policy: reflections on Nigeria’s journey so far -- Part 2: The domestic dimensions of Nigeria’s foreign policy and external relations -- Chapter 2: Bureaucratic model: the ministry of foreign affairs and Nigerian foreign policy -- Chapter 3: Nigerian foreign policy and challenges of economic development -- Part 3: Afrocentricity and the regional dimensions of Nigeria’s foreign policy -- Chapter 4: A critical review of Nigeria's Afrocentric policy: rationale, gains and consequence -- Chapter 5: Natural resource endowment and regional integration in west Africa: the setbacks and implications for Nigerian foreign policy -- Part 4: Nigeria and the global and emerging powers -- Chapter 6: The dynamics and strategic interests in Nigeria-US relations -- Chapter 7: Nigeria-UK relations in the 21st century -- Chapter 8: The foreign policy of emerging big power? Nigeria and china’s belt and road initiative -- Chapter 9: Nigeria-South Africa relations: prospects and challenges of a strategic partnership -- Chapter 10: Nigeria-Brazil relations: ties that bind and binds that tie -- Part 5: Contemporary issues and challenges in Nigeria's foreign policy environment -- Chapter 11: Nigeria's foreign policy since independence: problems, challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 12: Nigeria foreign policy in the age of globalization: issues and challenges -- Chapter 13: “Gulliver's Odyssey”: assessing Nigeria's role in Ecowas -- Chapter 14: Migration and Nigeria's external relations: a trend analysis of its nature and dynamics in the last 60 years -- Chapter 15: Nigeria's foreign policy and diaspora engagements: the unharnessed strategic asset -- Chapter 16: Climate change and Nigeria's foreign relations -- Chapter 17: Nigeria relations with the organisation of Islamic countries -- Part 6: Conclusion -- Chapter 18: Conclusion: future prospects of Nigeria's foreign policy beyond 60 years of independence: emerging trends and tasks ahead.
    Abstract: 'This is a timely contribution that responds to the concerns of a renowned political scientist, Joseph Nye, who expressed deep concern about the widening gap between academic theory and foreign policy practice.' –Professor Eghosa Osaghae, Director-General, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) ‘The book is a welcome addition and deserves a distinct place among the many academic works on Nigeria’s foreign policy. The rich insights by authors carefully selected to contribute to this book will be useful for both academics and policy makers with deep interest in the area of Nigeria’s foreign policy architecture. –Otunba Olusegun Akinsanya, mni, Former Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Ethiopia ‘A timely work of scholarship devoid of propaganda offering a rich mix of optimism and criticism of Nigeria’s foreign policy in the past 60 years.’ –Ambassador Zango Abdu, mni, Retired Diplomat This book covers critical issues in Nigeria’s external relations since 1960. As an independent nation, Nigeria has stood out as the most populous black country in the world and contributed immensely to the search for solutions to pressing international issues, notably in Africa affairs. Nigeria has also participated actively in global affairs and used the platform of international organisation to advance her national interests, cognisant also of its regional and global obligations and responsibilities. Contributors to this thought-provoking book make a strong case for Nigeria to press for a foreign policy that puts Nigerian people at the centre. One of the strong points also emanating from the contributors of this book is the imperative for Nigeria to address domestic challenges that continue to impinge on the country’s external image. Usman A. Tar is Endowed Professor of Defence and Security Studies, and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the Nigerian Defence Academy. Sharkdam Wapmuk is Associate Professor at the Department of Defence and Security Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06882-9
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    Contemporary issues on governance, conflict and security in Africa (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031296352
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 368 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Africa—Politics and government. ; Security, International. ; Political science. ; Africa ; Politischer Konflikt ; Innenpolitik ; Bewaffneter Konflikt ; Innere Sicherheit ; Governance ; Friedenskonsolidierung ; Ursache ; Konflikt ; Fallstudie ; Afrika
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Africa and the Scourge of Conflict and Insecurity -- Chapter 2. African Conflict and the ‘Post-colonial’ State -- Chapter 3. Climate Change and Emerging Conflict between Herdsmen and Farmers in Nasarawa and Plateau States, Nigeria -- Chapter 4. Grassroots conflict over ecosystem services provided by the Inner Niger Delta: The case of Mali -- Chapter 5. Conflict, Police impunity and the governance question in Nigeria: Reflecting on the #EndSARS protest -- Chapter 6. Trapped in the Ivory Tower: Using social movement theory to analyse a ‘movement in distress’ -- Chapter 7. Terrorism in Sub-Sahara Africa: Assessing its Economic and Social Implications -- Chapter 8. Violent Conflict in the Sahel: Causes, Dynamics, and Actors -- Chapter 9. The Resurgence of Military Coups in Africa: The Case of West Africa and the Sahel -- Chapter 10. Media and Election Disputes in Nigeria -- Chapter 11. Governance, Security and Development Nexus in Galkayo, Somalia: A New Approach to Explaining Somalia’s Chronic Instability -- Chapter 12. Ceasefire arrangements as pre-conditions for independence in Southern Africa: implications for land conflicts in Zimbabwe and South Africa -- Chapter 13. The Security Sector in Zimbabwe’s Diamond Governance (2006-2015) -- Chapter 14. Ethnic Federalism, Exclusionary Self-Determination Rights, and Conflicts in Ethiopia: Consociational Democracy as an Alternative Approach to Peace and security -- Chapter 15. Somaliland’s Plural Justice System and its Influence on Peacebuilding and Development -- Chapter 16. Exploring the impact of women’s organizations in peacebuilding in South Sudan: Post-independence progress -- Chapter 17. Gender-based violence in South Africa: The second pandemic? -- Chapter 18. A Reflection on Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria -- Chapter 19. Food security as a new frontier of war: A geo-historical perspective of food security and armed conflict in sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 20. IGAD and the Quest for Economic and Security Regionalism -- Chapter 21. Ethnic Federalism, Exclusionary Self-Determination Rights, and Conflict in Ethiopia: Consociational Democracy as an Alternative Approach to Peace and Security.
    Abstract: This edited volume reflects on some of the important discussions on the trends of governance, conflict and security in Africa. It explores some of the emerging concerns and offers a holistic understanding of the remote and immediate causes of the conflict and how the neo-colonial African states have been structured in a manner that makes violent conflict inevitable. The book thereby provides an overview of Africa’s security challenges and proffers some sustainable policy options for curtailing lawlessness and armed conflict on the continent. Literature is exhaustive about the nexus between governance, peace, and security; however, discourse on the impact of ‘new’ conflict on governance has been scant. Understanding these new trends has become a necessity and precondition for sustainable development, as reflected in both the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adeoye O. Akinola is Head of Research and Teaching at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29635-2
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    Great Power Competition in the Southern Oceans : From the Indo-Pacific to the South Atlantic (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031364761
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 269 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Maritime Politics and Security
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Security, International. ; Meer ; Herrschaftssystem ; Internationales politisches System ; Position ; Großmacht ; Rivalität ; Internationale Politik ; Strategie ; Außenpolitik ; Politik ; Seeschifffahrt ; Sicherheit ; Geopolitik ; Südliche Hemisphäre
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Between threats and capabilities: maritime strategies in the era of great power competition -- Part 1: Maritime Strategies of Great Powers in the 21st Century -- Chapter 2: United States: naval hegemony faces the Eurasian challenge -- Chapter 3: People's Republic of China: the ‘blue’ dream of a maritime challenger -- Chapter 4: Russia’s maritime strategy: between naval modernization and power projection -- Chapter 5: Republic of India: a democratic power with maritime aspirations -- Part 2: Naval Competition in the Oceans of the Global South -- Chapter 6: Indo-Pacific: clash of the titans -- Chapter 7: The South Atlantic and the global strategic competition.
    Abstract: Great power competition is the watermark of the current global scenario. In this regard, the maritime and naval dimension have a particular relevance on the struggle for regional and global hegemony. This book has the potential to engage with multiple audiences, since develops an analytic approach to understand naval great power competition in the maritime spaces of the Global South. It is set within a neoclassical realism approach, while engaging literature from international relations, international security, and studies on the Indo-Pacific and the South Atlantic security dynamics. The book offers a unique conceptual framework to understand how great powers select their maritime strategies, presents a series of regional and global maritime strategies by the United States, China, Russia and India, while assess their impact in the Southern Oceans, focusing in the Indo-Pacific realm and the South Atlantic. Dr. Ariel González Levaggi is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Sciences and International Relations of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina. He is also Senior Researcher at the Center for Research and Strategic Studies of the Argentine Navy, Associate Researcher of the regional think tank CRIES, Co-Chair of the Section ‘Asia and the Americas’ at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) and Senior Associate (Non- Resident) at the Americas Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). .
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36476-1
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    State Socialism in Eastern Europe : History, Theory, Anti-capitalist Alternatives (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031225048
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXII, 334 p. 8 illus., 5 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political science. ; Marxian school of sociology. ; World politics. ; Political sociology. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I: A third road in Eastern Europe? -- Chapter 2. The interdependence of socialist Hungary’s external and internal balances: The bridge model and the consolidation of the Kádár era (Tamás Gerőcs and András Pinkasz) -- Chapter 3. The neoliberalism as a legal project in state socialist Hungary (Attila Antal) -- Chapter 4. Dance around a “sacred cow”: Women’s night work and the gender politics of the mass worker in state-socialist Hungary and internationally (Susan Zimmermann) -- Chapter 5. Emancipated or excluded?: Women workers and the gender regime in state socialist Hungary (Eszter Bartha) -- Part II: System change and the alternatives -- Chapter 6. System change and property relations: On Soviet perestroika’s historical experiences (Tamás Krausz) -- Chapter 7. The rise and fall of red Halas, 1944–2019 (Chris Hann) -- Part III: The new canon -- Chapter 8. Imagining state socialism in Slovakia after 1989: Public discourse and history education practices (Slávka Otčenášová) -- Chapter 9. Between goulash Communism and dictatorship: The image of the Hungarian state socialism in secondary school textbooks (published after 1990) (Bálint Mezei) -- Part IV: Concluding Essays -- Chapter 10. The socialist transition in the materialist view of history and the state socialist systems (György Wiener) -- Chapter 11. State socialist experiments – Historical lessons (Péter Szigeti).
    Abstract: This volume brings together a diverse set of scholars to address the long theoretical, conceptual and political debate on the interpretation of “actually existing” socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. While the major paradigms – totalitarianism, neo-totalitarianism, revisionism, post-revisionism, modernization, and the world-system analysis – are well known in the Western (English-language) literature, the concept of state socialism, which has strong theoretical roots in Hungary (going back to the works of György Lukács and István Mészáros) received less international attention. This book contributes to a productive discussion about viable alternatives to capitalism by introducing and theoretically elaborating on the concept and practice of state socialism, highlighting the historical significance of Hungary’s experiment with the “new economic mechanism” of 1968. It generates a common point of reference for various generations of anti-systemic thinkers, scholars, and activists to move beyond Cold War simplifications and ideological divides, and contributes to the discussion about anti-capitalist alternatives, which are relevant today for the global left. The chapter “Dance Around a ‘Sacred Cow’: Women’s Night Work and the Gender Politics of the Mass Worker in State-Socialist Hungary and Internationally” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. Eszter Bartha is Associate Professor at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. She has published extensively on the state socialist era and the working class. Tamás Krausz is Professor Emeritus at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. He is an internationally renowned scholar of the Soviet and Russian history in the 20th century, with a special focus on the history of left-wing ideas. Bálint Mezei is Associate Professor at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. The main subjects of his publications are the interparty relations of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, Eurocommunism and studies based on oral history. .
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    Sustainable Economic Growth in Russia : A Structuralist Approach (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031388743
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 193 p. 11 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Russia—History. ; Europe, Eastern—History. ; Soviet Union—History. ; Europe ; Russia ; Europe, Eastern ; Soviet Union
    Abstract: 1. Introduction: Mosaics of the post-Soviet economic transition in Russia -- 2. Early concepts of economic growth and implications for Russia -- 3. Endogenous economic growth and human capital -- 4. Sustainable economic growth and development -- 5. Economic crises and sustainable growth in Russia -- 6. Economic growth in Russia in the 1990s and 2000s -- 7. Economic growth in Russia in the 2010s and 2020s -- 8. Consumption, Investment, Debt, Inflation, and Unemployment in Russia -- 9. Structure of foreign trade in Russia -- 10. Conclusion: Transition to sustainable economic growth.
    Abstract: This book presents a theoretical and empirical investigation of sustainable economic growth in Russia. The ill-planned transition in the 1990s from planned economy to market economy resulted in a sharp decline in national production; however, Russian economic growth was evident in the 2000s and 2010s. Osipian here analyses whether Russia has potential to achieve sustainable economic growth, filling a gap between the continuous presence of volatile economic growth in Russia and the lack of scholarly literature in the field. This book considers Russia’s economic transition within the set of early, modern, classical, exogenous, and endogenous theories of economic growth. At the same time, this book considers the phenomenon of sustainable economic growth in the context of the post-Soviet transition. Such a contextualization allows for finding and highlighting certain features and processes within economic transition that were earlier neglected by the scholars, including primarily the possibility of not only recovering after economic and financial crises, but also initiating sustainable economic growth. It identifies the place and role of human capital in economic growth within the market-type post-transitional Russian economy and concludes that human capital accumulation is key for sustainable economic growth. Ararat L. Osipian is fellow of Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, USA.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38874-3
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    The Monroe Doctrine and the Greek Revolution (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031297045
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 159 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations
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    Keywords: America—Politics and government. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; Diplomacy. ; International relations. ; World politics. ; America ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: American Philhellenism and “The Greek Fire” -- Chapter 3: The Tradition of Neutrality in America -- Chapter 4: The Origins and Promulgation of the Monroe Doctrine -- Chapter 5: Lessons for Greek American Relations.
    Abstract: This book attempts to explain why despite widespread popular support (the “Greek Fire”) in the United States of America for the Greek Revolution, the promulgation in 1823 of the Monroe Doctrine led to Washington D.C.’s non-recognition of the Hellenic efforts. It examines the origins and tradition of the diplomatic doctrine of neutrality and argues that the Monroe Doctrine represents its full realization. The new foreign policy doctrine is placed within its proper diplomatic framework, while the role of Secretary of State John Quincy Adams is highlighted. What remains remarkable, is how high on the U.S. policy agenda the Greek War of Independence was and how close it came to being politically vindicated. The epilogue of this book demonstrates based on specific historical episodes, that the “Greek Fire” and the Monroe Doctrine set in many ways the political framework that came to define Hellenic-American relations for almost the next two centuries.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29704-5
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    War, State and Sovereignty : Interdisciplinary Challenges and Perspectives for the Social Sciences (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031336614
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 274 p. 9 illus., 7 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Politics and war. ; Security, International. ; International relations. ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Krieg ; Internationaler Konflikt ; Staat ; Souveränität ; Unabhängigkeit ; Internationales politisches System ; Position ; Erde
    Abstract: Chapter 1 (introduction) The contingency of the war-state-sovereignty triad. Updating a canonical debate -- Part I: Revisiting the Link Between War, State and Sovereignty -- Chapter 2 Is War still an Expression of State Sovereignty? Multidisciplinary round-table -- Chapter 3 Vladimir Putin's Territorial Trap. What the Invasion of Ukraine reveals about the Contemporary War-Sovereignty Nexus -- Chapter 4 The Omnipresent Absent. The State at the Centre of the War-Sovereignty Dialectic -- Chapter 5 The Failed Gamble of the 1920s. Sovereignty without War -- Chapter 6 Political-military relations. Civil Supremacy under the test of Sovereignty -- Part II: Case Studies of Contested and Renegotiated Sovereignty -- Chapter 7 Security and Regional Integration through a Maritime Lens. Shared Sovereignty and Non-Cooperation in the Inter-American Region Chapter 8 When the “war on terror” undermines the sovereignty of fragile, failing and failed states -- Chapter 9 De Facto sovereignty and multilateral sanctions for a return to constitutional order in a context of regional armed conflict. The case of Mali -- Chapter 10 New Spaces of Contested Sovereignty -- Chapter 11 Operational efficiency challenged by industrial sovereignty: the uncertainties of "participatory" innovation -- Chapter 12 Foreign military bases and the sovereignty of local communities. The case of Poland -- Chapter 13 (conclusion): War and sovereignty: “words that go together well” for an interdisciplinary approach.
    Abstract: This book addresses the links between war, state and sovereignty using an interdisciplinary approach. The authors and editors investigate the transformation of the state through the practices of security governance - an effective way to question the evolution of authority and legitimacy of state violence, and the organisation of human societies. This work contributes to the understanding of the transformation of state through the prism of security challenges and provides the means to identify the evolution of their regalian contours, the legal and technical forms of regulating violence, and the legitimisation of public power. This volume shows that the contribution of the social sciences is decisive for understanding the changes of the role and insertion of armed forces in their political, social and professional environment. Grégory Daho is Associate Professor of Political Science at University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, France Yann Richard is Professor of Geography at University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, France.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33661-4
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    Integrating the Western Balkans into the EU : Overcoming Mutual Misperceptions (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031322051
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIV, 452 p. 26 illus., 25 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: New Perspectives on South-East Europe
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political planning. ; International relations. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: The perceptions of European Union – Western Balkan integration prospects. Introduction and overview -- Part I: Perceptions From the West -- Chapter 2: The drivers of EU financial assistance to the Western Balkans: economic, altruistic or democracy promotion motives? -- Chapter 3: Moving the Western Balkans towards the European Union: The daunting case of Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Chapter 4: Yugoslav partition and post-war EU integration: the role of Italy, 1990-2022 -- Chapter 5: The Western Balkans, a German view -- Chapter 6: Imagining Europe in a new and small state: the case of Croatia -- Chapter 7: The United States in the Western Balkans: reluctant, late and distant involvement vs. quick radical fix -- Part II: Regional Perceptions -- Chapter 8: The image of the European Union in the Western Balkans -- Chapter 9: Perceptions and misperceptions of EU conditionality in the Western Balkans: a case of a “capability-expectations gap”? -- Chapter 10: European Union – Western Balkan misperceptions and paradoxes -- Chapter 11: Perceptions of regional cooperation in the Western Balkans -- Chapter 12: The foggy future of the Balkans: in or out of the European Union? -- Part III: Perceptions in Individual Countries -- Chapter 13: European Union and the Western Balkans, an endless story. The case of Albania -- Chapter 14: The role of mis-coordinated European integration mechanisms in decelerating progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU accession -- Chapter 15: Pro-EU, no matter what: European Union (mis)perceptions in Kosovo -- Chapter 16: The perception of the EU and its policies: a view from Montenegro -- Chapter 17: Reinforcing or conflicting? EU conditionality and political socialization during the 2015-2017 political crisis in the Republic of North Macedonia -- Chapter 18: Love and hate relationship: media framing of the official political communication about the EU in Serbia’s media -- Chapter 19: Bridging the perceptions-based gap between the European Union and the Western Balkan.
    Abstract: Only Milica Uvalic could gather such a stellar group of authors on relations between countries in Southeastern Europe and the European Union; their wide range of perspectives is both timely and extremely valuable for scholars and policy makers alike. ---Susan L. Woodward, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA This book is crucial reading for anyone who wants to understand why it is taking so long to integrate the Western Balkans countries into the European Union. It addresses the misconceptions on both sides by scholars from a variety of disciplines, providing real understanding and insight. ---Saul Estrin, London School of Economics, UK Among the main stumbling blocks of European Union-Western Balkan integration are the differences in perceptions on both sides. Today, the gap between what the Western Balkan politicians and citizens think about the European Union and what the politicians and citizens in the EU member states think about the Western Balkans is probably wider than ever. This volume offers fresh insights about these misperceptions and how to possibly bridge the gap. It examines perceptions about the region’s “European perspectives” both on the side of the six Western Balkan countries - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia – and the key European Union member states (Italy, Germany, Croatia), international donors, USA. An analysis of the diverse views regarding the prospects of EU – Western Balkan integration is today highly relevant, in view of the current uncertainties regarding European Union’s enlargement policy, particularly after the attack of Russia on Ukraine and candidate status granted to Ukraine and Moldova. Milica Uvalic is Professor at the University of Perugia, Italy. She was also member of the UN Committee for Development Policy and Assistant Minister in the first post-Milošević government in FR Yugoslavia. Recent publications include Towards Economic Inclusion in the Western Balkans coedited with W. Bartlett (Palgrave, 2022) and The Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans co-authored with W. Bartlett and M. Bonomi (European Parliament, 2022).
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32205-1
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    Innovations in Peace and Security in Africa (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031390432
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 235 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Peace. ; Security, International. ; Africa ; Friede ; Friedenspolitik ; Friedenssichernde Maßnahme ; Sicherheit ; Friedensforschung ; Konfliktforschung ; Beispiel ; Afrika
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction: Innovations in African Research and Writing on Peace and Security -- Chapter 2: Inculcating the Peace Innovation Approach in Shaping the Future of Peace and Security in Africa -- Chapter 3: Community’s Changing Social Structures as an Opportunity Rather than a Threat -- Chapter 4: Coping Mechanisms Employed by Survivors of Conflict Related Sexual Violence in the 2007/2008 Post-election Violence in Kenya -- Chapter 5: Transcending Inward Brokenness for Growth: A Determinant of Transformative Leadership -- Chapter 6: A Systematic Review on the Effects of PTSD Associated Alcohol Abuse on Social Economic Status Among Youth Living in Kiambu County, Kenya -- Chapter 7: The Nexus Between Peacekeeping and Counterterrorism: A Case of African Union Mission in Somalia -- Chapter 8: Cybersecurity and Online Child Trafficking in Africa: A Critique of the Legal Measures Adopted by African Countries.
    Abstract: “… Brings a breath of fresh air to scholarship in [peace and security] by including issues not usually canvassed in discussions … This is what makes for innovations as the authors and editors have ably demonstrated.” —Prof. Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Director, Law Division United Nations Environment Programme “… An accessible yet rigorous reflection by committed African scholars and practitioners on issues of peace and security …” —Dr. Odomaro Mubangizi, S.J., Former Dean of the Philosophy Department at the Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Editor of Justice, Peace and Environment Bulletin “… Helpful to social change organizations and policy-making bodies at local, national, and international levels.” —David Atwood, PhD, Former Director and Representative for Disarmament and Peace, Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva, and Consultant, Small Arms Survey, Geneva This edited volume harnesses African expertise to examine the local and global dimensions of peace. It is an outcome of a workshop in Nairobi, Kenya that convened African academics and practitioners with diverse specialisations. The authors’ contributions foreground local voices across a broad scope of inquiry, including rural community structures, health, trauma, sexual violence, peacekeeping and cybersecurity. African knowledge is essential to understanding peace on the continent – the complexities of conflict and insecurity, the lived experiences of individuals and communities, and their responses to such phenomena. This analytical approach underpins the book, creating fertile ground to identify and develop innovations that hold the promise for sustainable African solutions. Joseph Adero Ngala is Professor of International Relations and Diplomacy at the United States International University Africa, Kenya. Rachel Julian is Professor of Peace Studies at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Jonathan Henriques is Research Fellow at the South Sudan Center for Strategic and Policy Studies, South Sudan.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-39043-2
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    The Political Economy of China’s Infrastructure Development in Africa : Capital, State Agency, Debt (2023)
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    ISBN: 9783031444494
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 338 p. 10 illus., 4 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: International Political Economy Series
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    Keywords: International economic relations. ; International relations. ; Security, International. ; Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Wirtschaftskooperation ; Infrastruktur ; Verkehrsinfrastruktur ; Schulden ; Tansania ; Sambia ; China
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Chinese capital and its spatio-temporal fix -- Chapter 3: Theorising African state agency -- Chapter 4: The destiny of the Freedom Railway: From anti-imperialism to accumulation by dispossession? -- Chapter 5: Divergent state agency: Zambia’s debt impasse and Magufuli’s nationalist infrastructure state -- Chapter 6: The price of the Sino-Zambian ‘road bonanza’ -- Chapter 7: The political economy of ‘not so public’ procurement -- Chapter 8: Towards a ‘new era’ of Sino-African infrastructure cooperation.
    Abstract: “Theoretically informed and enriched by fieldwork, this book sheds light on the sometimes-murky depths of Chinese infrastructure engagement in Africa. Using Tanzania and Zambia to ground the research, Zajontz highlights the African state strategies that shaped disparate outcomes. This perceptive analysis has global implications. It will be a useful resource for scholars and policymakers trying to understand the expansion of Chinese capital across Africa, and beyond.” --Deborah Brautigam, Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy Emerita, Johns Hopkins University “This is one of the first studies to develop an innovative, synthetic and overarching theoretical framework to understand the Belt and Road Initiative’s operation. It demonstrates its applicability through detailed, definitive and defining empirical research. This is vital reading to understand China’s current and ongoing impacts in Africa.” --Pádraig Carmody, Professor in Geography, Trinity College Dublin “This book is a welcome addition to the China-Africa field. Empirically detailed and rich, its real strength lies in its theoretical sophistication and valuable engagement with the notion of Africa’s agency in relations with China. A compelling analysis of China’s evolving role in Africa’s infrastructure economy, the book is sure to be a landmark text in the field.” --Scarlett Cornelissen, Professor in Political Science, Stellenbosch University This book sheds light on structural drivers that led to the Chinese omnipresence in African infrastructure markets and offers a strategic-relational approach to the study of African agency in Sino-African infrastructure encounters. Case studies cover the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), Zambia’s road sector as well as Tanzania’s Bagamoyo port and Standard Gauge Railway. It is shown that African (state) agency in the infrastructure sector is contingent upon dynamic state-society relations and distinct political-economic contexts and constraints. The book problematises contradictions related to infrastructure debt, the emergence of Sino-African public-private partnerships and the intensifying geopolitics-cum-geoeconomics of infrastructure across Africa. Tim Zajontz is Lecturer in Global Political Economy at the University of Freiburg, Research Fellow in the Centre for International and Comparative Politics at Stellenbosch University and Research Associate in the Second Cold War Observatory.
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    The 2019 European Electoral Campaign : In the Time of Populism and Social Media (2022)
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    ISBN: 9783030989934
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXXIV, 400 p. 12 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
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    Keywords: Communication in politics. ; Advertising. ; Europe—Politics and government.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction: A campaign (more or less) about the European Union -- 2. The First European Election Campaign in the Time of Social Media -- 3. Getting More Intense: Quantitative and Qualitative Dynamics of Political Communication on Facebook -- 4. Visual Personalization in the 2019 EU Election Campaign -- 5. Gender and Multimodality in 2019 European Parliament Election Campaign -- 6. The climate of public opinion and emotional strategies in 2019 European Parliament election campaign -- 7. Attacking each other, attacking Europe – Negative advertising in the 2019 European election -- 8. Green as Greta? Environmental Issues in the 2019 European Election Campaigns -- 9. A Gulf Across the Irish Sea? The European Election Campaigns in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland -- 10. Multicultural Representations in the 2014 and 2019 European Parliament Election Campaigns -- 11. Campaigns without Frontiers? The Europeanisation of the 2019 Elections based on the appearance of foreign public figures in national campaigns -- 12. Similar Aims, Different Approaches: An Analyze of Campaign Video Ads in the Baltic States -- 13. Online Parties and Digital Campaign -- 14. Europe or Homeland? How populist right-wing parties in national governments campaigned on Facebook in the 2019 European elections -- 15. Talking about ‘International Sovereignty’. A comparative analysis of the Identity and Democracy parties campaigning in the 2019 European Elections -- 16.Campaigning for Europe ‘after’ the Economic ‘Crisis’: The Cases of Greece and Portugal -- 17. Between Euroscepticism and Euro-optimism in Newer EU Member States.
    Abstract: The 2019 European Electoral Campaign: in the time of populism and social media examines political advertising during the 2019 elections to the European Parliament, which has become the largest supranational campaign of its kind in the world. Based on a research project funded by the European Parliament, and an archive of more than 11,000 campaign items, the book draws on results from a major content analysis covering every one of the 28 member states involved. The 2019 European Electoral Campaign delivers a unique comparative assessment on the state of political communication within a European Union convulsed by momentous change. This book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and students of political communication, media, political science, history, European (Union) studies as well as a wider readership including politicians, political strategists, and journalists. Edoardo Novelli is Professor at the University Roma Tre, Italy, where he teaches Political Communication and Media Sociology. His research interests focus on political communication, history of propaganda, electoral campaigns and on the relationship between politics, media and images. He is the responsible for the digital archive of Italian political commercials (www.archivispotpolitici.it) and principal investigator of the European Election Monitoring Center 20-23 (www.electionsmonitoringcenter.eu). Bengt Johansson is Professor in Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research and teaching focus on political communication and crisis communication. He is currently co-editor of the Journal of Visual Political Communication and is the principal investigator of Swedish Media Election Studies. Dominic Wring is Professor of Political Communication at Loughborough University, UK. His research and teaching interests are in politics, campaigning, advertising and public relations and recently he co-directed a real-time news media analysis of the 2019 General Election in the UK. .
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    The Euro Crisis in the Press : Political Debate in Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom (2022)
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    ISBN: 9783031138812
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 181 p. 14 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
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    Keywords: Journalism. ; Communication in politics. ; Europe—Politics and government.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Approaching Discourse Analysis of the Euro Crisis -- 3. Delineating the Boundaries of Discourse -- 4. Dimensions of the Euro Crisis -- 5. Social Actors in the Euro Crisis -- 6. Policy Legitimization in the Euro Crisis Discourse -- 7. Metaphors of the Euro Crisis -- 8. Conclusions.
    Abstract: “A much needed study which shows how the once highly contested ‘Euro Crisis’ has found wider resonance across the German, Polish and the UK public spheres thus shaping their discursive patterns of European integration in the new millennium. The book gives an excellent account of dynamics of Europe-related debates in pre-Brexit EU, and connects excellently to ongoing intellectual debates on how various crises have shaped today's EU-rope. An obligatory read for those interested in Europe, crisis, discourse as well as in wider politics of European integration.” -Prof. Michał Krzyzanowski, Chair in Media & Communications, Uppsala University, Sweden. "The European media speak distinct, local languages, chiefly to national audiences. However, Katarzyna Sobieraj’s book shows a powerful bonding factor, which is the neoliberal ideology rather than the quest for European solidarity. This book is highly recommended not only to students of media communication, but also to those interested in European politics, ideologies, and financial crises." -Jan Zielonka is Professor of European Politics at the University of Oxford and Venice, Ca Foscari. This book offers a comparative study of the political debate on the Euro crisis in the press. In the tradition of Critical Discourse Analysis, it investigates the ways in which discourse produces and reproduces social domination. The book examines the discursive constructions of the crisis in a selection of broadsheet newspapers in Germany, Poland, and the UK. It demonstrates how neoliberalism determined the hegemonic discourse on the Euro crisis, which resulted in ideologically biased discursive constructions that created and legitimised an image of non-agentic social change. The book will appeal to an international audience of discourse and media studies, political communication, and linguistics. Katarzyna Sobieraj is based in Brussels and works at the European Commission. She completed her PhD at the University of Wroclaw and MA at Humboldt University in Berlin. She was an associate in ‘The Euro Crisis, Media Coverage, and Perceptions of Europe within the EU’ project at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford.
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    Media Capture And Corrupt Journalists : How Europeanization Helped Build Façades of Democracy (2022)
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    ISBN: 9783031050350
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 325 p. 17 illus., 11 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Communication in politics. ; Journalism.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Measurement and Methods of Data Collection -- 3. Historical Overview – Establishment of Formal Particularism and the First Transition in the 1990s -- 4. Ivica Račan and Jadranka Kosor: Steps to Universalism -- 5. Ivo Sanader and Zoran Milanović: Regression to Particularism -- 6. Quantitative Text Analysis -- 7. What Motivated the Shifts between Particularism and Universalism? -- 8. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book explores the form, dynamics, and main reasons for media capture and conspiracy between editors and executive politicians in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) since 2000. Situated in the literatures on Europeanization, democratization, party studies, and media studies, the book aims to connect these fields by showing that internal party dynamics play an important role in motivating executive politicians to hijack or collaborate with media. Against this backdrop, the book tells the story of Croatian journalism in the context of media-mafia conglomerates, political corruption, and media hijacking, and examines how “traditional” democratic drivers that the literature frequently cites, such as Europeanization and party competition, failed to prevent systematic transgressions by politicians. Methodologically, the book takes a two-pronged approach. First, nearly 50 interviews were conducted with Croatian investigative journalists, from which the narratives about the relationships between government politicians and editors over 15 years were reconstructed. In a second step, a sample of 40,000 media articles was subjected to a computational sentiment analysis, covering the same 15-year period and showing high levels of cooperation between corrupt politicians and corrupt media outlets. This interdisciplinary work offers rich scholarly analysis through a compelling narrative of corrupt collaboration in Croatia. It will appeal to a wide academic audience across the fields of Europeanization studies, party studies, and media studies. Tomislav Maršić is a political and media scientist with a professional background in political consulting.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05035-0
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    Serbia and the Church of England : The First World War and a New Ecumenism (2022)
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    ISBN: 9783031059773
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIV, 228 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    Series Statement: Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue
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    Keywords: Theology. ; Europe—History. ; Europe—Politics and government.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction: Theological Refugees in Oxford During the Great War—Ecumenical Dimensions of Christian Solidarity -- 2. British-Serbian Church Relations from the Mid-nineteenth Century to 1878 -- 3. Henry Liddon and Serbia: Ecumenism and Politics in the Late Nineteenth Century -- 4. Serbian Orthodox Presence in Switzerland in the Early Twentieth century: Nikolaj Velimirović and His Doctoral Theses at the University of Bern -- 5. From Kosovo to Oxford: Nikolaj Velimirović and the Serbian Orthodox Church in England, 1916–1919 -- 6. Beyond ‘Holy Serbia’: Anglican Christianity and Nationalism in The First World War -- 7. St Justin Popović and Anglican Theologians: Reflections on a Complex and Multifaceted Encounter -- 8. Toward the History of Serbian New Testament Scholarship: The Cuddesdon Episode (1917–1919) -- 9. Тhe Role of Pavle Popović in the Development of Anglo-Serbian Relations (1916–1933) -- 10. Anglican-Serbian Encounters in the Era of the Two World Wars.
    Abstract: This book presents the first comprehensive account of the changing ecumenical relationships between Britain and Serbia. While the impetus for the collection is the commemoration of the Serbian seminarians who settled in and around Oxford towards the end of the First World War, the scope is much broader, including detailed accounts of the relationships between the Church of England and Serbia and its Orthodox Church from the middle of the nineteenth century until World War II. It includes studies of leading thinkers from the period, especially the charismatic Nikolaj Velimirović. The contributors use many unpublished resources that reveal the centrality of the churches in promoting the Serbian cause through the course of the First World War and in its aftermath.
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    Populism and Contemporary Democracy in Europe : Old Problems and New Challenges (2022)
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    ISBN: 9783030928841
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 338 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Legislation. ; Constitutional law.
    Abstract: Part 1: The Populist Ideology and Constitutional Democracy -- Chapter 1: From Populist Parties to Populist Politics. Populism as a unifying ideology -- Chapter 2: Populisms, Constitutions, Constitutional Courts and Constitutional Democracy -- Chapter 3: The Sirens’ Song. When Right-Wing Populism Deals with “Democracy”. The Case of the Rassemblement National in France -- Part 2: Populism in Practice. Its Impact on the Rule of Law -- Chapter 4: Populism and constitutional courts: a perspective from the Venice Commission -- Chapter 5: Constitutional effects of populism in EU Member States, 2010-2020 -- Chapter 6: On the Experiences of a Constitutional Court in an Illiberal Democracy. Incapacitated but Necessary -- Chapter 7: Constitutional Erosion in Spain: From the Catalan Pro-Independence Crisis to the (Intended) Judiciary Reforms -- Part 3: Populism and the European Union -- Chapter 8: The EU Unease about Populism -- Chapter 9: The Authoritarian Conjuncture in Europe and Liberals’ Crocodile Tears -- Chapter 10: The ‘EU populist crisis’: The effect of populism on the EU legal order and vice versa: Populism, EU responses and EU constitutional identity -- Chapter 10: Judicializing the Rule of law Through the Preliminary Ruling -- Part 4: Populism, the Pandemic and the Future of Democracy -- Chapter 11: Preserving Democracy and the Rule of Law in a Pandemic. Some Lessons from the Venice Commission -- Chapter 12: The duration of the state of alarm in Spain and the problems posed for democracy -- Chapter 13: "To Watch and Control the Government”. ‘Rediscovering’ Parliaments’ Oversight Function -- Chapter 14: Pandemic, Populism, and Polarisation -- Chapter 15: Might Covid Help Strengthening European Democracies?. .
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of populism on the European democratic polity. In the last two decades, European democracies have come under strain amid growing populism. By asserting the superiority of the majority over the law, of direct democracy over representation, and claiming the necessity to defend national sovereignty against foreign interferences, the populist conception of democracy is in stark contrast with the longstanding Western notion of liberal democracy. This volume investigates populist attempts to radically change what Bobbio called the “rules of the game” of democracy from an eminently legal perspective. Weaving together normative and empirical analysis, the contributions focus on the institutions that have suffered the most from the rise of populism as well as those that have better resisted the populist tide. Special attention will be paid to the Venice Commission’s opinions and documents, as they represent the best European standards to evaluate the extent to which populism deviates from constitutional democracy requirements. The book also considers the responses of European States to the explosion of the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has indeed been an accelerator of known and studied trends in most constitutional systems, such as the concentration of powers in the executive hands and the consequential loss of parliament's centrality. Various forms of populism across Europe have thus found an ideal breeding ground to implement their agenda of granting the executive broad regulatory and decision-making powers while loosening parliamentary and judicial checks. Against this backdrop, the book analyses how European democracies should adapt to the challenges posed by the pandemic, as this reflection can help respond to populist threats and propose a way forward for liberal democracy. Josep Maria Castellà Andreu is Full Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Barcelona, Spain. Marco Antonio Simonelli is Postdoctoral Research Fellow on Constitutional Law, University of Barcelona, Spain.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92884-1
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