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European variations as a key to cooperation
This Open Access book offers a novel view on the benefits of a lasting variation between the member states in the EU. In order to bring together thirty very different European states and their citizens, the EU will have to offer more scope for variation. Unlike the existing differentiation by means of opt-outs and deviations, variation is not a concession intended to resolve impasses in negotia…
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- 9783030328931
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- xx, 177p. : ill.
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- 337.142 EUR e
Understanding contemporary Islamic crises in the Middle East : the issues ben…
Over the past decade the Middle East has undergone huge geopolitical shifts, including widespread war and violence, the collapse of numerous regimes, a changing American role, a restored Russian presence, and the emergence of ISIS. In this book Graham Fuller addresses the character of these shifts and how they will shape the future of this tumultuous region as well as the role of major outside …
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- 9789087282677
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- 65p. : ill.
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- 340.09 FUL u
Educating students to improve the world
This open access book addresses how to help students find purpose in a rapidly changing world. In a probing and visionary analysis of the field of global education Fernando Reimers explains how to lead the transformation of schools and school systems in order to more effectively prepare students to address today’s’ most urgent challenges and to invent a better future. Offering a comprehensi…
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- 9789811538872
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- x, 131p. : ill.
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- 370.116 REI e
Big data in context : legal, social and technological insights
This book sheds new light on a selection of big data scenarios from an interdisciplinary perspective. It features legal, sociological and economic approaches to fundamental big data topics such as privacy, data quality and the ECJ’s Safe Harbor decision on the one hand, and practical applications such as smart cars, wearables and web tracking on the other. Addressing the interests of research…
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- 9783319624617
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- xii, 120p. : ill.
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- SpringerBriefs in Law
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- 343.099 BIG b
Scriptures, shrines, scapegoats, and world politics: religious sources of con…
The effect of religious factors on politics has been a key issue since the end of the Cold War and the subsequent rise of religious terrorism. However, the systematic investigations of these topics have focused primarily on the effects of religion on domestic and international conflict. Scriptures, Shrines, Scapegoats, and World Politics offers a comprehensive evaluation of the role of religion…
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- 9780472131747
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- viii, 444p. : ill.
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- 291.17 MAO s
Greening China : the benefits of trade and foreign direct investment
China has earned a reputation for lax environmental standards that allegedly attract corporations more interested in profit than in moral responsibility and, consequently, further negate incentives to raise environmental standards. Surprisingly, Ka Zeng and Joshua Eastin find that international economic integration with nation-states that have stringent environmental regulations facilitates the…
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- 9780472901197
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- 239p. : ill.
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- 333.720951 ZEN g
Internationalizing "international communication"
A critical intervention in international communications, in which an array of eminent scholars challenge the Western-dominated conceptions of the field
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- 9780472072446
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- vi, 332p. : ill
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- 302.2 INT i
What if we could reimagine copyright?
What if we could start with a blank slate, and write ourselves a brand new copyright system? What if we could design a law, from scratch, unconstrained by existing treaty obligations, business models and questions of political feasibility? Would we opt for radical overhaul, or would we keep our current fundamentals? Which parts of the system would we jettison? Which would we keep? In short, wha…
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- 9781760460808
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- XI, 332 p.
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- 346.0482 GIB w
Engaging the neighbours : Australia and ASEAN since 1974
From modest beginnings in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has become the premier regional institution in Southeast Asia. The 10 members are pursuing cooperation to develop the ‘ASEAN Community’ and also sponsor wider dialogues that involve the major powers. Australia has been interested in ASEAN since its inauguration and was the first country to establish a multila…
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- 9781760460181
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- xiv, 258p. : ill.
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- 327.94059 FRO e
Successful global collaborations in higher education institutions
This open access book presents deep investigation to the manifold topics pertaining to global university collaboration. It outlines the strategies King Abdulaziz University has employed to rise in global rankings, and the reasons chosen to collaborate with other academic and research institutes. The environment in which universities currently exist is considered, and subsequently how an innovat…
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- 9783030255251
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- xvii, 93p. : ill.
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- 378 SUC s
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