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Law, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Terrorism
It is commonly believed that a state facing a terrorist threat responds with severe legislation that compromises civil liberties in favour of national security. Roger Douglas compares responses to terrorism by five liberal democracies— the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand— over the past 15 years. He examines each nation's development and implementation o…
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- 9780472029662
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- 340 DOU l
Texas Government
A textbook written by Dr. Daniel Regalado (Professor of Government and History at Odessa College), along with some sources from OpenStax material, for GOVT 2306: Texas Government. Source was written in Fall 2017.
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The Idea of Europe : Enlightenment Perspectives
In view of the challenges—many of which are political—that different European countries are currently facing, scholars who work on the eighteenth century have compiled this anthology which includes earlier recognitions of common values and past considerations of questions which often remain pertinent nowadays. During the Enlightenment, many men and women of letters envisaged the continent…
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- 9781783743803
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- 100 SET i
The International Dimensions of Democratization in Egypt
This book purports to examine the international dimensions of the democratization process in Egypt in the post Cold War era; a theme which acquired significance at the academic and policy-oriented levels in light of the growing internationalization of reform arrangements in the Arab world in post 9/11 and the greater involvement of external powers in Arab politics following the Arab Spring upri…
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- 978-3-319-16700-8
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- XVI, 179, 1 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
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- Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace
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The International Criminal Court and the End of Impunity in Kenya
The period immediately following Kenya's 2007 presidential election left a shocking trail of atrocities, with over 1,000 people dead and countless thousands left victimised and displaced. In response, the International Criminal Court began a series of investigations and trials, promising no impunity for even the highest ranking perpetrators. When the country's president and vice-president were …
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- 978-3-319-10729-5
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- XV, 267, 6 illustrations in colour
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- Springer Series in Transitional Justice
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The Quest to Cyber Superiority
Further, the book demonstrates how a nation’s technological advancement may not necessarily lead to cyber-superiority. It covers cybersecurity issues with regard to conflicts that shape relationships between major economies, and explains how attempts to secure the cyber domain have been hampered by the lack of an international consensus on key issues and concepts. The book also reveals how so…
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- 978-3-319-40554-4
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- XXIV, 240
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The Quest for Good Urban Governance
This book demonstrates both successes and failures in attempts to get closer to the ideal of good urban governance in cities in North-America, Europe, and Asia. It presents a value menu and deliberately does not come up with “one best way” for improving urban governance. Good urban governance is presented as a balancing act, an interplay between government, business and civil society in whi…
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- 978-3-658-10079-7
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- X, 242
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- Urban and Regional Research International
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The Humanitarian Challenge
This book includes contributions from academics, practitioners and policy-makers connected with the Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA), an international association of universities that is committed to interdisciplinary education and research on humanitarian action. Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of NOHA, this book highlights some of the most pressing issues and challenges facing hum…
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- 978-3-319-13470-3
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- XII, 286,2 illustrations in colour
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- The Humanitarian Challenge
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Politics, Power, and Purpose : An Orientation to Political Science
This textbook is intended to orient students to the study of politics and the discipline of political science. By the end of this course, students will gain comprehensive understanding of political behavior, political institutions, and normative ideas of political theory.
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Analyzing Political Communication with Digital Trace Data: The Role of Twitte…
This book offers a framework for the analysis of political communication in election campaigns based on digital trace data that documents political behavior, interests and opinions. The author investigates the data-generating processes leading users to interact with digital services in politically relevant contexts. These interactions produce digital traces, which in turn can be analyzed to dra…
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- 978-3-319-20319-5
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- XXI, 220
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- Contributions to Political Science
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- 353.008 JUN a
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