Political Loyalty and the Nation-State examines the gradual weakening of the state's ability to order the political allegiances of its subjects. At the focal centre of the book lies the question of the extent to which it is possible to invest political principles, such as the rules and procedures of democracy, with a sentiment of loyalty and whether political loyalty can become merely a matter of choice and personal responsibility. The authors consider theoretical issues, problems of loyalty arising from population movement and case studies of conflicts of loyalty from Italy,...

This book examines the fortunes of social democracy since 1989 in the former GDR, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, setting the analysis in a broader European framework, and relating the current problems of social democracy in western Europe to developments in the east of the continent.

The crisis in Kosovo raised many questions concerning the nature of war and international relations in a world which is now unipolar but marked by a growing role for transnational organizations. This work examines both the escalation of the Kosovo conflict to a full-scale war and the aftermath of that war. It looks at the origins and implications of the Kosovo conflict in two stages: part one deals with the background and history of the conflict. Part two gives diverse opinions on NATO's attack on Yugoslavia and the consequent occupation of Kosovo by KFOR. There is also a separate section of...

Political Loyalty and the Nation-State examines the gradual weakening of the state's ability to order the political allegiances of its subjects. At the focal centre of the book lies the question of the extent to which it is possible to invest political principles, such as the rules and procedures of democracy, with a sentiment of loyalty and whether political loyalty can become merely a matter of choice and personal responsibility. The authors consider theoretical issues, problems of loyalty arising from population movement and case studies of conflicts of loyalty from Italy, Northern...

What's My Calling? At some point in your life you have probably asked yourself if you are following God's calling. The question often comes in one of these formats: Am I doing what He wants from me? Is there more I should be doing? Am I qualified to take on new responsibilities? Here Am I Lord helps the reader to see that we all have talents, many of which may have not been realized yet. The book also demonstrates how, in spite of the fears we too often share, God can do extraordinary things through ordinary people. All that is required is a willingness to be available.

Das Wort 'Lagezentrum' klingt immer ein wenig nach Krieg, Uberschwemmung, Fluchtlingen, Sturmschaden, Waldbrande, Terroranschlag oder Bankuberfall mit Geiselnahme. Es gibt aber auch Veranstaltungen der offentlichen Kommunen wie Stadtfeste, Burgerfeste, Erste Spatenstiche, Richtfeste, Eroffnungsfeiern oder Gedenkfeiern, die schnell in eine Krisensituation geraten konnen. Die Veranstaltungsleitung braucht dann professionelle Unterstutzung durch ein Lagezentrum, das die Veranstaltung begleitet. Hauptaufgabe eines Lagezentrums ist die Versorgung der Veranstaltungsleitung mit aktuellen...

Das Wort 'Lagezentrum' klingt immer ein wenig nach Krieg, Uberschwemmung, Fluchtlingen, Sturmschaden, Waldbrande, Terroranschlag oder Bankuberfall mit Geiselnahme. Es gibt aber auch Veranstaltungen der offentlichen Kommunen wie Stadtfeste, Burgerfeste, Erste Spatenstiche, Richtfeste, Eroffnungsfeiern oder Gedenkfeiern, die schnell in eine Krisensituation geraten konnen. Die Veranstaltungsleitung braucht dann professionelle Unterstutzung durch ein Lagezentrum, das die Veranstaltung begleitet. Hauptaufgabe eines Lagezentrums ist die Versorgung der Veranstaltungsleitung mit aktuellen...