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Japan at War and Peace : Shidehara Kijūrō and the Making of Modern Diplomacy
The question of how to maintain the continuity of diplomacy while developing democracy without military intervention is an old and new issue. The challenge can be described as a dilemma between democracy and diplomatic coherence. This dilemma is not unique to the twenty-first century; it has been a constant challenge to the development of democracy. In non-Western countries, democratisation ori…
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- 11
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- 9781760464974
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- Call Number
- 952.044092.HAT
Migrants with irregular status in Europe : evolving conceptual and policy cha…
This open access book explores the conceptual challenges posed by the presence of migrants with irregular immigration status in Europe and the evolving policy responses at European, national and municipal level. It addresses the conceptual and policy issues raised, post-entry, by this particular section of the migrant population. Drawing on evidence from different parts of Europe, the book tak…
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- 11
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- 9783030343248
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- XIII, 217 p. ; Ill.
- Series Title
- IMISCOE Research Series
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- 342.082 TRI m
Japan's Future in East Asia and the Pacific
Japan’s Future in East Asia and the Pacific takes a ’big-picture‘ approach to Japan’s economic place in East Asia alongside that of China. It analyses Japan’s successes and experiments in trade policy as well as its failures in macro-economic policy. Japan’s diplomatic and economic integration strategies are also examined for their impact on East Asia and on Australia. The collectio…
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- 23
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- 9781921313622
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- 293
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- Call Number
- 337.52.PAN
Framing the global economic downturn: crisis rhetoric and the politics of r…
The global economic downturn that followed the collapse of major US financial institutions is no doubt the most significant crisis of our times. Its effects on corporate and governmental balance sheets have been devastating, as have been its impacts on the employment and well being of tens of millions of citizens. It continues to pose major challenges to national policymakers and institutions a…
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- 9781921666056
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- 352.3 HAR f
Violence against women's health in international law
Violence against women is characterised by its universality, the multiplicity of its forms, and the intersectionality of diverse kinds of discrimination against women. Great emphasis in legal analysis has been placed on sex-based discrimination; however, in investigations of violence, one aspect has been overlooked: violence may severely affect women's health and access to reproductive health, …
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- 9781526124975
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Data rights law 3.0 : the legislative prospect
With a global view and a vision of our digital future, we should move forward with an understanding of data rights legislation at pace. The earlier we set the value norms around data in this digital long distance race, the more likely we will grasp the opportunities therein and embrace a future of commonly understood values. With a view to the future, the branch of Chinese law that is most like…
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- 3
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- 9781800794344
- Collation
- ix, 436 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 453.99 YUM
Education Policies in the 21st Century Comparative Perspectives
The nation-state has assumed its current form after having undergone significant transformations. In the developmental and transformational process of the nation-state, the definition and expected functions of education as well as the forms of educational intervention have also transformed. This transformation became much more saturated starting in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Thi…
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- 1
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- 978981916045
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- XIV, 292p
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- -
- Call Number
- 379 EDU a
The territory of Japan : its history and legal basis
This Open Access book carefully examines the legal and historical bases of the territory of Japan as a modern State from the Meiji period to 2002. A new preface summarizes key developments in the situation up through 2022. Japan’s current territory is stipulated by the Potsdam Declaration (1945) and the Treaty of Peace with Japan (1951); it includes the Northern Territories, the Senkaku Is…
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- 2
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- 9789819930135
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- xxi, 185p.; ill.
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- -
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- 341.420952 THE k
Cyber security politics : socio-technological transformations and political f…
This book examines new and challenging political aspects of cyber security and presents it as an issue defined by socio-technological uncertainty and political fragmentation. Structured along two broad themes and providing empirical examples for how socio-technical changes and political responses interact, the first part of the book looks at the current use of cyber space in conflictual setting…
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- -
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- 9781003110224
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- xiv + 272 p
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- -
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- 005.8 DUN c
Performance Measurement, Reporting, Obstacles and Accountability : Recent Tre…
This monograph identifies the ways that ‘politics’ enters into the creation of performance measurement systems, the selection of the official and unofficial aims of such systems, the selection of performance criteria and measures, the interpretation of findings, the responses to such findings and the implications of performance reporting for the accountability of both politicians and public…
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- -
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- 9781920942793
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- -
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- -
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- 658.3125.THO
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