Cryptography and network security : principles and practice

Edition

8th.ed

ISBN/ISSN

9780136707226

Collation

766 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

005.82 STA c

Computer security: principles and practice

The objective of this book is to provide an up-to-date survey of developments in computer security. Central problems that confront security designers and security administrators include defining the threats to computer and network systems, evaluating the relative risks of these threats, and developing cost-effective and user friendly countermeasures

The new public management : improving research and policy dialogue

How policymakers should guide, manage, and oversee public bureaucracies is a question that lies at the heart of contemporary debates about government and public administration. In their search for better systems of public management, reformers have looked in particular at the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand

Reinventing government: how the entrepreneurial spirit is transforming the pu…

A revolution is stirring in America. People are angry at governments that spend more but deliver less, frustrated with bureaucracies that give them no control, and tired of politicians who raise taxes and cut services but fail to solve the problems we face." "Reinventing Government is both a call to arms in the revolt against bureaucratic malaise and a guide to those who want to build something…

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

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…

Leashing the dogs of war : conflict management in a divided world

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781929223961

Collation

xviii, 726 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

-

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. …

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…

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