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Singapore and Unicef: Working for Children
ISBN: 9789814730815 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Singapore's well-documented economic progress since independence owes a big debt to the initial investment that the nation made in raising the nutrition, hygiene, health and education standards of its children. In the early days the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) provided some assistance. The relationship has evolved as Singapore's socioeconomic circumstances improved. Educated and qualified Singaporeans themselves were recruited into the ranks of UNICEF international staff, and left their home country to work on programmes for vulnerable children in developing countries throughout...
Singapore's well-documented economic progress since independence owes a big debt to the initial investment that the nation made in raising the nutriti...
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119,30 zł |
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Conflict Society and Peacebuilding: Comparative Perspectives
ISBN: 9781138660021 / Angielski / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Civil society's role in conflict and peace-building is increasingly being recognized: an integral element in conflict, it can act within the conflict dynamic to fuel discord further or to entrench the status quo. Alternatively, it can bring about peaceful resolution and reconciliation. The question at hand is not whether to engage civil society in contexts of conflict, but rather how governmental actors can partner with civil society to induce conflict resolution and conflict transformation. The collection of essays in this volume attempts to explore this nexus between... Civil society's role in conflict and peace-building is increasingly being recognized: an integral element in conflict, it can act within the confli... |
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248,92 zł |
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Networked Governance and Transatlantic Relations: Building Bridges Through Science Diplomacy
ISBN: 9781138696419 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In today's complex and interconnected world, scholars of international relations seek to better understand challenges spurred by intensified global communication and interaction. The complex connectedness of modern society and politics compels us to investigate the pattern of interconnections among actors who inhabit social and political spaces. Gabriella Paar-Jakli's study aims to advance theory and practice by examining the networks used by specialists in North America and Europe to achieve their policy goals in the area of science and technology. Her book suggests that to overcome policy...
In today's complex and interconnected world, scholars of international relations seek to better understand challenges spurred by intensified global co...
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134,81 zł |
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The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2016
ISBN: 9781857438543 / Angielski / Twarda / 886 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The "Europa Directory of International Organizations 2016" serves as an unequalled one-volume guide to the contemporary international system. Within a clear, unique framework the recent activities of all major international organizations are described in detail. Given alongside extensive background information the reader is able to assess the role and evolving functions of these organizations in today's world. The contact details, key personnel and activities of more than 2,000 international and regional entities have again been thoroughly researched and updated for this 17th... The "Europa Directory of International Organizations 2016" serves as an unequalled one-volume guide to the contemporary international system. Wi... |
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2593,50 zł |
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Partnerships, Power and Peacebuilding: Ngos as Agents of Peace in Aceh and Timor-Leste
ISBN: 9781349475056 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By highlighting the scope and limitations of local NGO agencies, this book presents a unique perspective of the relationship between peacebuilding theory and its application in practice, outlining how well-educated, well-connected local decision makers and thinkers navigate the uneven power dynamics of the international aid system.
By highlighting the scope and limitations of local NGO agencies, this book presents a unique perspective of the relationship between peacebuilding the...
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191,40 zł |
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Controlling the World Bank and IMF: Shareholders, Stakeholders, and the Politics of Concessional Lending
ISBN: 9781349445752 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Liam Clegg provides an innovative reading of where power lies in the institutions' concessional lending operations, drawing its focus on shareholders and stakeholders from staffs' own understandings of their operational environments.
Liam Clegg provides an innovative reading of where power lies in the institutions' concessional lending operations, drawing its focus on shareholders ...
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382,84 zł |
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Europeanization and Civil Society: Turkish NGOs as Instruments of Change?
ISBN: 9781349441860 / Angielski / Miękka / 187 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do NGOs strengthen Turkey's efforts at Europeanization and democratization or do they use EU funding to serve other interests?This book offers a critical investigation of the relationship between Turkish NGOs and the European Union (EU) and a nuanced assessment of the opportunities and limitations to fashioning social change by funding NGOs.
Do NGOs strengthen Turkey's efforts at Europeanization and democratization or do they use EU funding to serve other interests?This book offers a criti...
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191,40 zł |
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Hiv/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Politics, Aid and Globalization
ISBN: 9781349306923 / Angielski / Miękka / 211 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This bookexplains how issues of governance lie at the heart of understanding and combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. It reviews the debates surrounding the root causes of the pandemic and its continuing proliferation and examines the local and global socio-political forces that have contributed to the spread and impact of the disease."
This bookexplains how issues of governance lie at the heart of understanding and combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. It reviews the debates surro...
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191,40 zł |
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The History and Practice of Humanitarian Intervention and Aid in Africa
ISBN: 9781349444199 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The history of humanitarian intervention has often overlooked Africa. This book brings together perspectives from history, cultural studies, international relations, policy, and non-governmental organizations to analyze the themes, continuities and discontinuities in Western humanitarian engagement with Africa.
The history of humanitarian intervention has often overlooked Africa. This book brings together perspectives from history, cultural studies, internati...
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191,40 zł |
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Global Matters for Non-Governmental Public Action
ISBN: 9781349331499 / Angielski / Miękka / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jude Howell brings together eight in-depth studies of the politics of global non-governmental public action. Covering detailed empirical research around the themes of environmentalism, security, children's rights and more, the contributors explore the complex politics amongst non-governmental public actors acting transnationally.
Jude Howell brings together eight in-depth studies of the politics of global non-governmental public action. Covering detailed empirical research arou...
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191,40 zł |
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Global Activism in Food Politics: Power Shift
ISBN: 9781349465095 / Angielski / Miękka / 205 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who should provide food, and through what relationships? Whose livelihoods should be protected? For over 20 years the peasant farmers of La Via Campesina have been engaged in the fight against injustice, hunger and poverty under the banner of food sovereignty, 'the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems'. They campaign for healthy, sustainable alternatives to an industrial food system controlled by agribusiness companies and the architects of...
Who should provide food, and through what relationships? Whose livelihoods should be protected? For over 20 years the peasant farmers of La Via Campes...
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191,40 zł |
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Transnational Civil Society and the World Bank: Investigating Civil Society's Potential to Democratize Global Governance
ISBN: 9781349447275 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Transnational civil society is often seen as an important contributor to the democratization of global governance. In their engagement with the World Bank, however, transnational civil society organizations prioritize pre-existing mission over responsiveness to claimed stakeholders and undercut the authority of developing country governments.
Transnational civil society is often seen as an important contributor to the democratization of global governance. In their engagement with the World ...
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287,12 zł |
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Transnational Partnerships: Effectively Providing for Sustainable Development?
ISBN: 9781349471584 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why are some transnational public-private partnerships (PPPs) highly effective, while others are not? The contributors compare 21 transnational PPPs that seek to provide collective goods in the field of sustainable development.
Why are some transnational public-private partnerships (PPPs) highly effective, while others are not? The contributors compare 21 transnational PPPs t...
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191,40 zł |
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New Technology, Organizational Change and Governance
ISBN: 9781349442911 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Globalization and the technological revolution have forced organizations to rethink decision-making structures favouring the adoption of highly innovative practices. This book analyzes the impact of new technologies testing empowerment, engagement and democratization against the new organizational morphology of political parties and corporations.
Globalization and the technological revolution have forced organizations to rethink decision-making structures favouring the adoption of highly innova...
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191,40 zł |
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Capacity Building for Sustainable Development
ISBN: 9781780646169 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Capacity building has been a topic of intense focus in many "core" or industrialized countries. This book explores the theoretical underpinnings of capacity building to sustain the natural resources, cultural resources, and human resources of communities. It reviews the extensive literature on capacity building strategies and policies and examines the implication of sustainable development and sustainability of communities around the world. The approach is theoretical and applied. It offers methods of operationalizing sustainable development and sustainability theories and explores capacity...
Capacity building has been a topic of intense focus in many "core" or industrialized countries. This book explores the theoretical underpinnings of ca...
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270,00 zł |
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State Fragility, State Formation, and Human Security in Nigeria
ISBN: 9781349435098 / Angielski / Miękka / 259 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the 1990s, attempts at democratic transition have generated hopes for 'civil society' as well as ambivalence about the state. The interdisciplinary studies gathered here explore this dynamic through the complex interactions of state fragility, self-help, and self-organization in Nigeria. Nigeria stands as a particularly interesting case, as its multifaceted associational life extends far beyond civil society organizations (CSOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs): as this volume reveals, there is a 'third sector' of Nigerian society encompassing everything from community...
Since the 1990s, attempts at democratic transition have generated hopes for 'civil society' as well as ambivalence about the state. The interdisciplin...
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191,40 zł |
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Making Peace: The Contribution of International Institutions
ISBN: 9781349297160 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do international institutions really contribute to building a lasting peace? As diplomats, practitioners with these institutions, and experts on their processes, the authors underline the strengths and weaknesses that international actors have created and won't abandon.
Do international institutions really contribute to building a lasting peace? As diplomats, practitioners with these institutions, and experts on their...
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191,40 zł |
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International Organizations and Environmental Protection: Conservation and Globalization in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9781785333620 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pollution, resource depletion, habitat management, and climate change are all issues that necessarily transcend national boundaries. Accordingly, they and other environmental concerns have been a particular focus for international organizations from before the First World War to the present day. This volume is the first to comprehensively explore the environmental activities of professional communities, NGOs, regional bodies, the United Nations, and other international organizations during the twentieth century. It follows their efforts to shape debates about environmental degradation,... Pollution, resource depletion, habitat management, and climate change are all issues that necessarily transcend national boundaries. Accordingly, ... |
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555,01 zł |
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The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2017
ISBN: 9781857439052 / Angielski / Twarda / 896 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1919,19 zł |
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Global Environmental Institutions
ISBN: 9781138943865 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Global Environmental Institutions continues to provide the most accessible and succinct overview of the major global institutions attempting to protect the natural environment. Fully updated throughout to reflect the latest environmental issues, the second edition includes substantial new material on developments in international agreements and how institutional mechanisms have evolved in the past 10 years, including the creation of the new Sustainable Development Goals, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. This second edition... Global Environmental Institutions continues to provide the most accessible and succinct overview of the major global institutions attempti... |
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700,25 zł |
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