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Télécharger le livre :  Capitalism and Its Legitimacy in Times of Crisis
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Capitalism and Its Legitimacy in Times of Crisis


Jennifer Gronau , Sebastian Haunss , Henning Schmidtke , Steffen Schneider


This volume examines why the 2008 financial crisis with the subsequent Great Recession did not foster a major institutional transformation of the capitalist market economy. It highlights the role of ideas and public discourse in explaining institutional stability and...

Parution : 2017-09-20
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Télécharger le livre :  EU Asylum Policies
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EU Asylum Policies


Natascha Zaun


This book fills a significant lacuna in our understanding of the refugee crisis by analyzing the dynamics that lie behind fifteen years of asylum policies in the European Union. It sheds light on why cooperation has led to reinforced refugee protection on paper but has...

Parution : 2017-02-22
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Télécharger le livre :  The Communicative Construction of Europe
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The Communicative Construction of Europe


Collectif


Based on a 12-year long project, this book demonstrates the contested character of the communicative construction of Europe. It does so by combining an investigation of journalistic practices with content analysis of print media, an examination of citizens' online...

Parution : 2016-01-26
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Télécharger le livre :  Democracy's Deep Roots
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Democracy's Deep Roots


Collectif


Does the democratic nation state remain a legitimate regime form in the current age of globalization? This book uses a novel, analytical approach to probe this topical question, drawing on a comparative study of legitimation discourses in the media of four Western...

Parution : 2015-12-11
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Télécharger le livre :  The New Transnationalism
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The New Transnationalism


K. Dingwerth


This book explores what the privatization of global rule-making means for democracy. It reconstructs three prominent rule-making processes in the field of global sustainability politics and argues that, if designed properly, private transnational rule-making can be as...

Parution : 2015-12-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Forum Shopping in International Disputes
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Forum Shopping in International Disputes


Aletta Mondré


In a dispute, governments weigh up their options when selecting between various dispute settlement mechanisms. By scrutinising the interaction of institutional design with state interests, this book analyses why particular forums are selected in maritime boundary...

Parution : 2015-10-29
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Télécharger le livre :  State Transformations in OECD Countries
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State Transformations in OECD Countries


H. Rothgang , Steffen Schneider


The democratic nation state of the post-war era has undergone major transformations since the 1970s, and political authority has been both internationalized and privatized.The thirteen chapters of this edited collection deal with major transformations of governance...

Parution : 2015-03-23
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Télécharger le livre :  Internationalization of Education Policy
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Internationalization of Education Policy


Philipp Knodel , Kerstin Martens


This book investigates and discusses the phenomenon of internationalization of education policy and its consequences for national policymaking processes. By comparing educational outcomes and actors' reactions in different countries, it provides detailed insights into a...

Parution : 2014-09-23
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Télécharger le livre :  Higher Education Policy Convergence and the Bologna Process
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Higher Education Policy Convergence and the Bologna Process


E. Voegtle


What are the principal drivers of recent higher education reforms? This study investigates whether the soft governance mechanism of transnational communication has evoked cross-national policy harmonization. Results suggest that the Bologna Process has triggered...

Parution : 2014-09-01
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Télécharger le livre :  The UN Secretariat's Influence on the Evolution of Peacekeeping
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The UN Secretariat's Influence on the Evolution of Peacekeeping


S. Weinlich


Using a unique analytical framework, the UN Secretariat's Influence on the Evolution of Peacekeeping reveals deep insights in the UN's peacekeeping decision-making and shows that even international bureaucracies with limited autonomy can shape international politics.

Parution : 2014-06-23
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Télécharger le livre :  States, Markets and Education
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States, Markets and Education


A. Weymann


Education policy is a core element of the state's sovereignty and autonomy. This book analyzes the rise of the western education state and its limits in times of transition from western to non-western globalization and of waning newspaper interest in France, Germany,...

Parution : 2014-02-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Regulating Capitalism?
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Regulating Capitalism?


J. Werner , J. Zimmermann


By exploring how financial, legal and wider socio-economic systems can accelerate or decelerate the harmonization in financial markets, this book connects issues both of contemporary political science and accounting research.

Parution : 2013-09-26
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Télécharger le livre :  The EU and Immigration Policies
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The EU and Immigration Policies


C. Roos


This book explores how and why the EU and its member states define immigration policies. A comparison of EU negotiations on five EU immigration directives reveals interests of actors in EU integration and whether common policies aim at a restriction or expansion of...

Parution : 2013-06-27
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Télécharger le livre :  The Welfare State as Crisis Manager
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The Welfare State as Crisis Manager


F. Van Hooren , A. Kaasch , P. Starke


This book presents an in-depth analysis of social policy reactions to international economic shocks in four different welfare states, over a 40-year period. It reveals how expansion and retrenchment are shaped by domestic politics and existing welfare state...

Parution : 2013-05-07
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Télécharger le livre :  Liberal States and the Freedom of Movement
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Liberal States and the Freedom of Movement


H. Brabandt , L. Laube , Steffen Mau , Christof Roos


State borders regulate cross-border mobility and determine peoples' chances to travel, work, and study across the globe. This book looks at how global mobility is defined by borders in 2011 in comparison to the 1970s. The authors trace the transformation of OECD-state...

Parution : 2012-06-22
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Télécharger le livre :  The New Regulatory State
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The New Regulatory State


L. Leisering


Explores the role of governments in creating and regulating private pensions in the UK and Germany since the 1980s. Private pensions have given rise to a new regulatory state in this area. The contributing authors compare pension regulation and utility regulation, while...

Parution : 2011-10-03
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Télécharger le livre :  Private Ratings, Public Regulations
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Private Ratings, Public Regulations


A. Kruck


Credit rating agencies play a powerful and contentious role in the governance of global financial markets. Introducing an original framework for delegating political authority to private actors, this book explains common trends in the regulatory use of private ratings...

Parution : 2011-05-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Transaction Costs and Security Institutions
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Transaction Costs and Security Institutions


M. Weiss


Examines international cooperation in European security from a transaction cost economics perspective. This book addresses the puzzle of how to approach differing institutional preferences. It argues that the reduction and limitation of transaction costs was the primary...

Parution : 2011-04-12
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Télécharger le livre :  Higher Education Policies in Central and Eastern Europe
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Higher Education Policies in Central and Eastern Europe


M. Dobbins


A political science perspective on higher education reform in Central and Eastern Europe. Examines the impact of historical institutions and transnational networking on institutions of higher education and assesses whether Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and...

Parution : 2011-03-28
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Télécharger le livre :  The State and Healthcare
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The State and Healthcare


Collectif


Describes developments in healthcare systems over nearly four decades. Combining cross-sectional studies on healthcare financing, provision and policy values with in-depth country studies of Britain, Germany and the USA, this volume is a thorough examination of the...

Parution : 2010-09-17
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