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Information politics : liberation and exploitation in the digital society
Conflict over information has become a central part of modern politics and culture. The sites of struggle are numerous, the actors beyond count. Currents of liberation and exploitation course through the debates about Edward Snowden and surveillance, Anonymous, search engines and social media. In Information Politics, Tim Jordan identifies all these issues in relation to a general understanding…
- Edition
- 24
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781783712977
- Collation
- viii, 230 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 306.4 JOR i
Between peace and conflict in the East and the West: studies on transformatio…
This open access book features various studies on democratization, transformation, socio-economic development, and security issues in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) geographical region and beyond. Written by experts and scholars working in the field of human dimension, security, transformation and development in Europe and Asia, particularly in post-soviet and co…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030774899
- Collation
- x, 297p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 341.7 BET b
Morality and nationalism
This book takes a unique approach to explore the moral foundations of nationalism. Drawing on nationalist writings and examining almost 200 years of nationalism in Ireland and Quebec, the author develops a theory of nationalism based on its role in representation. The study of nationalism has tended towards the construction of dichotomies – arguing, for example, that there are political and c…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780415378994
- Collation
- 224 hlm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 320.5401
Globalization and capitalist geopolitics : sovereignty and state power in a m…
In a period of increasing geopolitical insecurity and economic instability this title provides an authoritative yet accessible commentary on debates on capitalism and globalization in the wake of the financial crisis.
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781315798165
- Collation
- xvi, 267
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 327.1
China's race to global technology leadership
Last December the Chief Financial Officer of the leading Chinese telecommunication company Huawei was travelling from Hong Kong to Mexico when she was arrested while changing flights at Vancouver Airport by the Canadian authorities acting on an extradition request from the United States. Meng’s arrest and detention are a significant development in China-US relations, marking a dramatic ch…
- Edition
- 8
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9788867059928
- Collation
- ii, 199 p
- Series Title
- Pubblicazioni ISPI,
- Call Number
- 338.926
SDGs, transformation, and quality growth : insights from international cooper…
This is an Open Access book. The primary objective of this book is to seek out insights into the concept of high-quality growth (HQG). It explores the essential attributes of HQG, such as inclusiveness, sustainability, and resilience, as well as its relationship with transformation, by drawing principally on illustrative cases and instances of international cooperation. The United Nations docum…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789811697487
- Collation
- xv, 164.; ill.
- Series Title
- Sustainable development goals series
- Call Number
- 338.927 SDG h
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…
- Edition
- 11
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030343248
- Collation
- XIII, 217 p. ; Ill.
- Series Title
- IMISCOE Research Series
- Call Number
- 342.082 TRI m
Kingdom of Nokia : how a nation served the needs of one company
Kingdom of Nokia tells a fascinating story of corporatism in Finland. How did the mobile phone giant Nokia make the Finnish elite willing to serve the interests of the company? Nokia became a global player in mobile communications in the 1990s, and helped establish Anglo-Saxon capitalism in Finland. Through its success and strong lobbying, the company managed to capture the attention of Finnish…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789523690318
- Collation
- x + 265 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 338.76213094897 CAR k
AI in the age of cyber-disorder : actors, trends, and prospects
The rise of Artificial Intelligence applications is accelerating the pace and magnitude of the political, securitarian, and ethical challenges we are now struggling to manage in cyberspace and beyond. So far, the relationship between Artificial Intelligence and cyberspace has been investigated mostly in terms of the effects that AI could have on the digital domain, and thus on our societies. Wh…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9788855263832
- Collation
- ix, 154 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 006 RUG
The Roots of Latino Urban Agency
The 2010 U.S. Census data showed that over the last decade the Latino population grew from 35.3 million to 50.5 million, accounting for more than half of the nation's population growth. This book collects essays that examine this phenomenal growth. In order to understand the Latino community in all its diversity, the analysis has to begin at the grassroots level. The political future of the Lat…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781574415421
- Collation
- vii, 149 p
- Series Title
- Al Filo, Mexican American Studies Series
- Call Number
- 320.50868073 ROS t
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