Semua disiplin akademis secara berkala menilai efektivitasnya, mengevaluasi kemajuan penelitian sebelumnya dan menilai pendekatan mana yang berguna dan mana yang tidak. Meskipun tidak ada bidang yang dapat bertahan hidup jika tidak melakukan apa pun selain menilai kemajuannya, penilaian sesekali penting dan jika dilakukan dengan baik dapat membantu memajukan bidang tersebut. Buku ini menyelidik…
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Saat ini, hubungan antara Asia dan dunia Barat menjadi berita utama hanya jika menyangkut kesepakatan ekonomi, konfrontasi ideologi rakyat, atau gagasan yang berbeda tentang bagaimana menyelesaikan krisis internasional. Hubungan budaya dan, lebih khusus lagi, hubungan akademis sering diabaikan. Buku ini bertujuan untuk menjadi argumen menentang kurangnya minat sistematis terhadap hasil kolabora…
This book investigates the socio-economic determinants of the emergence and persistence of Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria. Since 2009, Boko Haram continues to capture mainstream news headlines, as well as the imagination of aspiring young Salafi-jihadists around the world who support the notion of a radical Islamist socio-political system. By providing an essential overview of the literature o…
Once staunch advocates of international cooperation, political elites are increasingly divided over the merits of global governance. Populist leaders attack international organizations for undermining national democracy, while mainstream politicians defend their importance for solving transboundary problems.
One of the participants in the project recently reminded us that this volume has been a very long time in the making. Although we think the comment was intended for other purposes, we choose to take the high road and see it as a reminder that we have many people to thank for their insights, involvement, and patience.
Michael Leifer, who died in 2001, was one of the leading scholars of Southeast Asian international relations.
Barack Obama’s political ascendancy has focused considerable global attention on the history of Kenya generally and the history of the Luo community particularly.
Despite long traditions for contact with Latin America, increasing trade and investments in the region and important contributions to the recent peace process in Colombia, Latin America is often depicted as a "forgotten region" in Norway.