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  • Civil Protection Cooperation in the European Union

    How Trust and Administrative Culture Matter for Crisis Management

    by Sten Widmalm, Charles F. Parker, Thomas Persson ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    “This fine team of academics moves beyond mere descriptions of capacities, structures and processes to explain the effectiveness of Civil Protection in the EU. With their exploration of trust as a key factor, they deliver the best book so far on this critical topic.”—Arjen Boin, Leiden University, the Netherlands“Grounded in unique and voluminous fieldwork within the EU’s nascent community of ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • The Illusion of Accountability in the European Union

    Edited by Sverker Gustavsson, Christer Karlsson, Thomas Persson ...
    Series series
    This book examines accountability in the EU from different perspectives and considers whether EU citizens have real opportunities for holding decision-makers accountable. This book critically analyses five arguments which claim there are sufficient means for holding decision-makers to account in the Union.The main conclusion is that the current institutional set-up and practice of decision-making ... Read more

    $56.99 USD

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    Understanding Development offers a comprehensive introduction to the multidimensional and evolving nature of international development in the contemporary world. This new edition has been fully revised and expanded to incorporate the key events, trends and debates that are shaping development today, such as humanitarianism and the global refugee crisis, the growing number of fragile states, and ... Read more

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  • Thinking Government

    Public Administration and Politics in Canada, Fourth Edition

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    Thinking Government: Public Administration and Politics in Canada, Fourth Edition introduces students to power relations between elected politicians and unelected public servants, while also covering important topics such as the institutions of the federal government, financial and human resources management, and accountability and responsibility. Johnson explores the ways that the ideological ... Read more

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  • The Third Way and its Critics

    by Anthony Giddens ...
    The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has become a focus of discussion across the world. Political leaders, in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America claim to be following its principles. Yet the notion has also attracted much criticism. Some say it is an empty concept without any real content. Critics from the more traditional left argue that it is a betrayal of left-wing ideals.Anthony ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • The Future Of Security Sector Reform

    by Mark Sedra ...
    At a time when the United States Canada and their coalition partners are re-evaluating their roles and exit strategies in Afghanistan and other broken states this book provides a crucial understanding of the complexities of reforming and transforming the security and justice architecture of the state. Written by leading international practitioners in the field it offers valuable insight into ... Read more

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  • Power Shift

    From Party Elites to Informed Citizens

    by Vaughan Lyon ...
    The Message of POWER SHIFT:Fed up with politics-as-usual? Most Canadians are. They (83%) want their MP to represent them and not a party in the House of Commons. Political parties, however, do not consider reforms that would shift significant power from them to citizens. Professor Lyon, breaking the party silence, speaks strongly in support of the interests of his fellow citizens.Drawing on years ... Read more

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  • Intelligent Governance for the 21st Century

    A Middle Way between West and East

    by Nicolas Berggruen, Nathan Gardels ...
    For decades, liberal democracy has been extolled as the best system of governance to have emerged out of the long experience of history. Today, such a confident assertion is far from self-evident. Democracy, in crisis across the West, must prove itself.In the West today, the authors argue, we no longer live in "industrial democracies," but "consumer democracies" in which the governing ethos has ... Read more

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  • An Independent Foreign Policy for Canada?

    Challenges and Choices for the Future

    by Brian Bow, Patrick Lennox ...
    Forty years ago, as the United States became increasingly involved in Vietnam, questions were raised in Canada about the relationship between its foreign policy agenda and that of its southern neighbour. Now, with the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is time to raise the same questions: does Canada need an independent foreign policy? Does Canada have the capacity and will to chart its own ... Read more

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  • Trade Unions and the State

    The Construction of Industrial Relations Institutions in Britain, 1890-2000

    by Chris Howell ...
    The collapse of Britain's powerful labor movement in the last quarter century has been one of the most significant and astonishing stories in recent political history. How were the governments of Margaret Thatcher and her successors able to tame the unions?In analyzing how an entirely new industrial relations system was constructed after 1979, Howell offers a revisionist history of British trade ... Read more

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  • The Oxford Handbook of the European Union

    by Erik Jones, Anand Menon ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    This is an authoritative, one-volume, and independent treatment of the history, functioning and nature of the European integration. Written by a selection of leading scholars. It covers the major institutions, policies, and events in the history of integration, whilst also providing a guide to the major theoretical approaches that have been used to study it over time. By bringing together such a ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Struggling for Effectiveness

    CIDA and Canadian Foreign Aid

    by Stephen Brown ...
    The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) allocates vast sums of money each year, providing vital assistance to countless individuals across the developing world. Yet many observers and insiders have sharply criticized CIDA for its lack of concrete results.Presenting a range of work by scholars and practitioners, this collection offers the most comprehensive examination of CIDA's ... Read more

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