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This book identifies and systematically confirms the various factors that allow dangerous nuclear power projects to proceed without adequate risk assessment, even as society recognizes the magnitude of risks associated with nuclear power generation. For the first time,...
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Springer
Parution :
2024-07-02
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This book addresses critical questions in the field of terrorism studies that have long eluded consensus in the international community. It discusses why there is an abundance of definitions of terrorism and, on the other hand, the absence of a standard definition of...
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Springer
Parution :
2024-07-02
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A nuanced account of the early leaders who shaped the American presidency
The founding fathers of the United States created a unique institution, the presidency, as they were determined to authorize an effective chief executive but wary of monarchy. They endowed this...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-07-01
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Dieses Buch widerlegt die oftmals geäußerte Behauptung, dass der Fußballsport im Grunde unpolitisch sei. In drei kurzen Kapiteln beschreibt der Verfasser, wie der Fußball in den vergangenen Jahren nicht nur regelmäßig (wie bei der Diskussion um die WM in Katar) in...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2024-07-01
Collection :
essentials
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Radio/TV/Handy an: Katastrophe droht! Und diese Katastrophe, die da zur Nachricht gemacht wird, das ist heute nun immer die eine Katastrophe, die die anderen zunächst ausblendet. Von Doom Scrolling zu Desaster Ranking – Negativismus als Geschäftsprinzip.
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Springer VS
Parution :
2024-07-01
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Der Band stellt die aktuelle Praxis der Demokratiepolitik in Bund, Ländern und Gemeinden anschaulich an zahlreichen Beispielen vor. Er will die vielfältige Demokratie der Bürger und Bürgerinnen stärken. Dabei geht es ebenso um die Praxis im Zusammenspiel von Politik,...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2024-07-01
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After the brief respite that followed the fall of the USSR, geopolitics and major wars are back, affecting everyone everywhere. In a world transitioning to multipolarity Great Powers jostle for supremacy, regional powers feel emboldened to act on their own ambitions,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-07-01
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As environmental law continues to evolve at local and global levels, who are the actors informing its development and how are they engaging with news and other media to define what is possible? Observing the interlocking activities of journalists, activists, lawyers,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2024-06-30
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It is a well-known fact both among scholars of propaganda and disinformation, and among political leaders that Sputnik and RT are using their news coverage for disinformation purposes to harm Western and European societies. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-06-29
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This book sheds light on the complexities of the European Union's (EU) influence in a world dominated by global power politics. Written by an EU diplomat, it explores the dynamic landscape of soft power, with a focus on key regions such as the Western Balkans, Eastern...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2024-06-28
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This volume focusses on the interplay of civic engagement and institutionalised politics and its role in both the erosion and retrieval of intermediate capabilities and procedures. Rather than discussing democracy as a relationship between citizens as individual voters...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-06-28
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Democracy is in decline and the share of world's population living in freedom under democratic government has decreased considerably as authoritarian practices proliferate. Surprisingly, most of the analyses that study these developments give little attention to the...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2024-06-28
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This edited volume provides a solid yet accessible set of contributions for students, specialists and practitioners of federalism. It also reflects a commitment to normalising the connection between federal studies and scholarship on pluralism and diversity management....
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-06-28
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In Africa, the emergence of the first unrecognised/de facto states isintricately linked to colonial legacy and subsequent decolonisation.This legacy maintained the newly formed African states within theartificial boundaries established on the continent by European...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2024-06-28
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Polarization in the United States has been on the rise for several decades. In this context, few observers expect politics today to stop “at the water’s edge,” as the old cliché goes. But key questions about the relationship between polarization and US foreign policy...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-06-27
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This book is the first volume to provide a comprehensive account of mega-event planning for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It offers a useful summary of the themes and debates relating to urban planning for the Paris Olympics, based on the results of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-06-27
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Build your community's ability to be proactive toward preventing mass violence In the past decade, communities across America have grappled with an alarming surge in mass violence incidents, leaving citizens and authorities alike seeking effective prevention strategies....
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2024-06-27
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The internet has become a battleground for global power struggles, with nations and even terrorist organizations wielding cyber-attacks to exert control. As the absence of binding international laws and norms leaves cyberspace largely unchecked, countries are seeking to...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2024-06-26
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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Surveillance permeates every aspect of our lives today. Once a more limited and often remote aspect of social life, today surveillance is central to political, economic, and everyday life. Every click on the...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2024-06-25
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Democracy is in decline and the share of world's population living in freedom under democratic government has decreased considerably as authoritarian practices proliferate. Surprisingly, most of the analyses that study these developments give little attention to the...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2024-06-25
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