"The body as an object of critical study dominates disciplines across the humanities to such an extent that a new discipline has emerged: body criticism. In Getting Under the Skin, Bernadette Wegenstein traces contemporary body discourse in philosophy and cultural studies to its roots in twentieth-century thought - showing how psychoanalysis, phenomenology, cognitive science, and feminist theor…
A comparative analysis of global environmental assessments shows the importance of policy salience, scientific credibility, and social and political legitimacy in determining the influence of scientific assessments on global environmental policy.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Tolba had as much insight into, and influence on, the development of international environmental policy as anyone. In this book, he tells the story of the negotiations that led to a number of landmark agreements, such as the Vienna Convention on Ozone and its Montreal Protocol, the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes, and the Biodiversity Convention. The book stands as the legacy of an importa…
Why the current Bretton Woods-like international financial system, featuring large current account deficits in the center country, the United States, and massive reserve accumulation by the periphery, is not sustainable.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Buku ini memberikan gambaran umum tentang temuan utama dari proyek penelitian komparatif, Perubahan dalam Jaringan, Pendidikan Tinggi, dan Masyarakat Pengetahuan (CINHEKS). Tujuan utama dari proyek penelitian komparatif internasional ini adalah analisis tentang bagaimana lembaga pendidikan tinggi terhubung dalam masyarakat pengetahuan yang berbeda di dua wilayah utama dunia: Eropa dan Amerika S…
Dengan menggunakan metode studi kasus dan Pendekatan Multiperspektif, volume ini menyajikan studi mendalam dan pionir tentang kebijakan pendidikan guru di Tiongkok sejak tahun 1990-an. Buku ini menyelidiki secara kritis proses implementasi yang rasional, dinamis, dan kompleks yang terjadi di tingkat kelembagaan mikro untuk transformasi lembaga pendidikan guru. Buku ini pertama-tama memperkenalk…
Memperkenalkan serangkaian model teoritis dan metode empiris untuk aplikasi dalam pembangunan regional dan lingkungan, serta manajemen menuju keberlanjutan, Menyediakan berbagai studi kasus dari berbagai disiplin ilmu yang menyoroti pembangunan ekonomi regional, inovasi, lingkungan dan manajemen bencana., Menampilkan bagaimana Korea, salah satu ekonomi yang paling pesat berkembang akhir-akhir i…
If globalization is to be a benefit and not a burden to humankind, it must be governed by global institutions that are perceived by all people to be democratic and just. But before we can create such institutions, we must imagine them, and that requires a rethinking and extension of normative political theory. Global Justice and Transnational Politics encourages and advances that work.The book'…
World mass migration began in the early nineteenth century, when advances in transportation technology and industrial revolutions at home enabled increasing numbers of people to set off for other parts of the globe in search of a better life. Two centuries later, there is no distant African, Asian, or Latin American village that is not within reach of some high-wage OECD labor market. This book…
Ralph Gomory and William Baumol adapt classical trade models to the modern world economy.In this book Ralph Gomory and William Baumol adapt classical trade models to the modern world economy. Trade today is dominated by manufactured goods, rapidly moving technology, and huge firms that benefit from economies of scale. This is very different from the largely agricultural world in which the class…