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The new public service: serving, not steering
Provides a framework for the many voices calling for the reaffirmation of democratic values, citizenship, and service in the public interest. This edition includes a chapter that addresses the practical issues of applying these ideals in actual, real-life situations
- Edition
- Expanded ed.
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780765619983
- Collation
- xv, 222 p. ; 24 cm.
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- -
- Call Number
- 351 DEN n
Building peace: sustainable reconciliation in divided societies
Building Peace is John Paul Lederach's definitive statement on peacebuilding. Lederach explains why we need to move beyond "traditional" diplomacy, which often emphasizes top-level leaders and short-term objectives, toward a holistic approach that stresses the multiplicity of peacemakers, long-term perspectives, and the need to create an infrastructure that empowers resources within a society a…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781878379733
- Collation
- xvii, 197 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 341.73 LED b
Contemporary conflict resolution
Since the end of the Cold War, conflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping and peacebuilding have risen to the top of the international agenda. The fourth edition of this hugely popular text explains the key concepts, charts the development of the field, evaluates successes and failures, and assesses the main current challenges and debates in the second decade of the twenty-first century. …
- Edition
- 4th.ed
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780745687216
- Collation
- xxviii, 604 pages ; 25 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 327.172 RAM c
Understanding conflict and conflict analysis
Effectively fills a long-standing void and will no doubt be hailed as a much-needed new addition to the literature. This text very much exemplifies the strength of Ho-Won Jeong as a theorist and one of the more prolific writers in the larger peace and conflict studies field. the final three chapters on 'De-escalation Dynamics' (which includes a brief section on third party intervention), on 'Co…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781412903080
- Collation
- xi, 264 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 303.6 JOE u
International law
Alongside new chapters dealing with human rights and the United Nations, Shaw has incorporated new material on international environmental law, state succession, recognition, the settlement of disputes by peaceful means and international institutions
- Edition
- 6th ed.
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780521728140
- Collation
- clxvi, 1542 p. ; 23 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 341 SHA i
Theories of geopolitics
Using insights from critical geopolitics and cultural history, this book focuses on how the academic discipline of geopolitics was created, negotiated, and contested by a wide variety of intellectuals, practitioners, and academics. Many geopoliticians wish to begin by requiring that geopolitics take responsibility for its misuse in the past. Many also agree that this science must reconceptualiz…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9798886974348
- Collation
- 1 online resource
- Series Title
- Political science and history
- Call Number
- 320.12 WHI t
The political science of the Middle East: theory and research since the Arab …
This book is a generational stocktaking over the contemporary state of political science research on the Middle East and North Africa. It presents the major theoretical developments that have unfolded since the Arab uprisings in 2011-12, while highlighting the critical knowledge and fruitful literatures that regional experts have contributed back to mainstream political science. It features nea…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780197640081
- Collation
- 1 online resource (xi, 307 pages)
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 320.956 LYN p
Handbook of media management and economics
The Handbook of Media Management and Economics has become a required reference for students, professors, policy makers and industry practitioners. The volume was developed around two primary objectives: assessing the state of knowledge for the key topics in the media management and economics fields; and establishing the research agenda in these areas, ultimately pushing the field in new directi…
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781138729292
- Collation
- xix, 476 pages ; 27 cm.
- Series Title
- Media management and economics
- Call Number
- 302.23068 ALB h
Strategic management in the media
With the media industries facing unprecedented change and challenge from top to bottom, it has never been more vital to understand the elements of strategy and how they apply to media organizations. This new edition: Shows innovation, disruption and strategic adaptation in action, with a stronger focus on a case-based approach; Takes readers deep into case studies on BuzzFeed, The Guardian, Net…
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781473929500
- Collation
- xvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 302.23068 KEU s
The foundations of social research: meaning and perspective in the research p…
Choosing a research method can be bewildering. How can you be sure which methodology is appropriate, or whether your chosen combination of methods is consistent with the theoretical perspective you want to take? This book links methodology and theory with great clarity and precision, showing students and researchers how to navigate the maze of conflicting terminology. The major epistemological …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780761961062
- Collation
- vii, 248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 300.72 CRO f
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