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Decolonisation: The British Experience Since 1945 (PDF)

Concise and accessible, this guide provides an overview of the process of British decolonisation. Dr White syntheses recent historical debate by looking at the demise of British imperial power from three main perspectives: the shifting emphases of British imperial policy; the rise of populist, colonial nationalism, and the international political, strategic, and economic environment dominated by the USA and the USSR. The book also positions the British experience within the context of European decolonisation and contains many documents which have only recently become available. Introducing the reader to the key debates it the ideal introductory text on the subject. 9780582290877

Decolonisation: The British Experience Since 1945

Concise and accessible, this guide provides an overview of the process of British decolonisation. Dr White syntheses recent historical debate by looking at the demise of British imperial power from three main perspectives: the shifting emphases of British imperial policy; the rise of populist, colonial nationalism, and the international political, strategic, and economic environment dominated by the USA and the USSR. The book also positions the British experience within the context of European decolonisation and contains many documents which have only recently become available. Introducing the reader to the key debates it the ideal introductory text on the subject.

Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Cold War (Routledge Revivals)

Published in 1999. These essays are not deconstructive in the postmodern sense. None of the authors have that depth of scepticism about knowledge claims, but they are all concerned that the terms of reference of Cold War enquiry have been inappropriately bounded. The chapters by Murray and Reynolds specifically address the broad theoretical issues involved with paradigms and explanation. The chapters by Dobson, Marsh, Malik, Evans and Dix stretch out Cold War paradigms with successive case studies of Anglo-American relations; the USA, Britain, Iran and the oil majors; the Gulf States and the Cold War; South Africa and the Cold War; and Indian neutralism. All five authors challenge the efficacy of neo-realist analysis and explanation and critique the way that assumptions derived from that position have been used in historical explanation. The chapters by Ryall, Rogers and Bideleux deal with Roman Catholicism in East Central Europe, with nuclear matters and with the Soviet perspective. Each work goes beyond the limits of Cold War paradigms. Finally, Ponting places the Cold War in the broad context of world history. These essays provide thought-provoking scholarship which helps us both to nuance our understanding of the Cold War and to realise that it should not be taken as an all-embracing paradigm for the explanation of postwar international relations.

Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Cold War (Routledge Revivals)

Published in 1999. These essays are not deconstructive in the postmodern sense. None of the authors have that depth of scepticism about knowledge claims, but they are all concerned that the terms of reference of Cold War enquiry have been inappropriately bounded. The chapters by Murray and Reynolds specifically address the broad theoretical issues involved with paradigms and explanation. The chapters by Dobson, Marsh, Malik, Evans and Dix stretch out Cold War paradigms with successive case studies of Anglo-American relations; the USA, Britain, Iran and the oil majors; the Gulf States and the Cold War; South Africa and the Cold War; and Indian neutralism. All five authors challenge the efficacy of neo-realist analysis and explanation and critique the way that assumptions derived from that position have been used in historical explanation. The chapters by Ryall, Rogers and Bideleux deal with Roman Catholicism in East Central Europe, with nuclear matters and with the Soviet perspective. Each work goes beyond the limits of Cold War paradigms. Finally, Ponting places the Cold War in the broad context of world history. These essays provide thought-provoking scholarship which helps us both to nuance our understanding of the Cold War and to realise that it should not be taken as an all-embracing paradigm for the explanation of postwar international relations.

Defending India

Defending India attempts to comprehensively analyse the management of conflicts and security challenges faced by India during its first half century as a free country. The book is unique in being both the first in its genre and also in that it has been authored by a prominent Indian public figure, a parliamentarian of high standing, and a senior member of the present government in New Delhi. This book plumbs the sources of Indian strategic culture and thought, the evolution of its armed forces, the management of conflicts in the past 50 years (some 37 in all), and along with examining India's defence expenditure patterns, the author also addresses huimself to the challenges that India faces in the future. While presenting a new insight into the last 50 years, Defending India also suggests essential structural changes for the future.

Defensive ohne Alternative: Kategorischer Imperativ und militärische Macht

Lutz Unterseher geht der Frage nach, welche Art militärischer Rüstung mit dem Ziel vereinbar ist, bewaffnete Konflikte zu vermeiden oder zumindest zu begrenzen.

Democracy (Issues in Political Theory)

In this wide-ranging text, Albert Weale clearly identifies the main arguments about democracy and distinguishes carefully the broad range of conceptions of the term from participationist to elitist. He proceeds to consider in detail seven key issues in relation to which, he argues, these conceptions can be distinguished, concluding with a discussion of the obligations of democratic citizenship and an evaluation of contending theoretical perspectives.

Democracy and Democratization: Post-Communist Europe in Comparative Perspective (PDF)

This wide-ranging overview of the processes of democratization in post-Communist Europe, places the transitions in East-Central Europe within a broad European and global context. The authors begin with a introduction to the concept and theories of democracy and then examine the emerging politics of the new democracies to set the post-Communist transitions in longer-term comparative perspective with earlier and existing processes of democratization in Southern Europe, Latin America, and East and Southeast Asia. Finally the politics of EU accession are introduced to place the transitions within the wider context of European integration. Concluding with a summary of recent critiques of modern democracy and looking toward future theories, this text provides a comprehensive introduction to what will remain the key contemporary issue for all students of political science.

Democracy And Environmental Movements In Eastern Europe: A Comparative Study Of Hungary And Russia

Democracy and Environmental Movements in Eastern Europe: A Comparative Study of Hungary and Russia is a systematic comparison of environmental activism and more broadly, collective democratic action in two former state socialist societies. Based on extensive research, Katy Pickvance offers us a study in contrasts: Russia stands as an example of con

Democracy And Environmental Movements In Eastern Europe: A Comparative Study Of Hungary And Russia

Democracy and Environmental Movements in Eastern Europe: A Comparative Study of Hungary and Russia is a systematic comparison of environmental activism and more broadly, collective democratic action in two former state socialist societies. Based on extensive research, Katy Pickvance offers us a study in contrasts: Russia stands as an example of con

Democracy Denied: Identity, Civil Society and Illiberal Democracy in Hong Kong (Routledge Revivals)

Published in 1999, this book is designed to provide the reader with a detailed understanding of Hong Kong’s social and political development. It offers a contemporary, holistic understanding of Hong Kong, which will not only complement existing works but also provide the reader with a solid foundation for understanding future developments in the territory. The book is divided into three sections: Identity, Civil Society and Politics. The first two sections provide a discrete understanding of the issues involved. This analysis is then utilised to explain the particular path of political development Hong Kong experienced in the 1980s and 1990s. Due to the in-depth analysis provided this work will be of use either to academics or to members of the general public seeking to understand the development of Hong Kong.

Democracy Denied: Identity, Civil Society and Illiberal Democracy in Hong Kong (Routledge Revivals)

Published in 1999, this book is designed to provide the reader with a detailed understanding of Hong Kong’s social and political development. It offers a contemporary, holistic understanding of Hong Kong, which will not only complement existing works but also provide the reader with a solid foundation for understanding future developments in the territory. The book is divided into three sections: Identity, Civil Society and Politics. The first two sections provide a discrete understanding of the issues involved. This analysis is then utilised to explain the particular path of political development Hong Kong experienced in the 1980s and 1990s. Due to the in-depth analysis provided this work will be of use either to academics or to members of the general public seeking to understand the development of Hong Kong.

Democracy in Practice

bThis unique textbook provides students with a detailed look at many different aspects of democracy in practice: clearly describing and analysing all three existing models of democracy: * participatory democracy * referenda and initiatives * representative or liberal democracy. Using numerous real life examples from all over the world, this text explores how each is used in practice and provides discussion of the main problems with each model, answering the question: Why are there so many different forms of democratic practice?

Democracy in Practice

bThis unique textbook provides students with a detailed look at many different aspects of democracy in practice: clearly describing and analysing all three existing models of democracy: * participatory democracy * referenda and initiatives * representative or liberal democracy. Using numerous real life examples from all over the world, this text explores how each is used in practice and provides discussion of the main problems with each model, answering the question: Why are there so many different forms of democratic practice?

Democratic Education: Revised Edition

A groundbreaking classic that lays out and defends a democratic theory of educationWho should have the authority to shape the education of citizens in a democracy? This is the central question posed by Amy Gutmann in the first book-length study of the democratic theory of education. The author tackles a wide range of issues, from the democratic case against book banning to the role of teachers' unions in education, as well as the vexed questions of public support for private schools and affirmative action in college admissions.

Democratic Education: Revised Edition

A groundbreaking classic that lays out and defends a democratic theory of educationWho should have the authority to shape the education of citizens in a democracy? This is the central question posed by Amy Gutmann in the first book-length study of the democratic theory of education. The author tackles a wide range of issues, from the democratic case against book banning to the role of teachers' unions in education, as well as the vexed questions of public support for private schools and affirmative action in college admissions.

Democratic Education (PDF)

Who should have the authority to shape the education of citizens in a democracy? This is the central question posed by Amy Gutmann in the first book-length study of the democratic theory of education. The author tackles a wide range of issues, from the democratic case against book banning to the role of teachers' unions in education, as well as the vexed questions of public support for private schools and affirmative action in college admissions.

Democratisation in Taiwan: Implications for China (St Antony's Series)

Democratization in Taiwan in the last decade raises the question whether a similar process can happen in China, and dispels the old conception that democratization is incompatible with the Chinese/Confucian tradition. This volume examines the nature of and the dynamics in the democratization of a Leninist style party-state in Taiwan and its implications for China - still governed under a Leninist system. It also assesses the process of democratic consolidation and the political, military and diplomatic reality which constrains democratization in Taiwan.

Democratization in Russia under Gorbachev, 1985–91: The Birth of a Voluntary Sector

Self-help organizations and charities were the most numerous, but least-studied of pressure groups to emerge during perestroika . This book examines the social exclusion experienced before 1985 by non-working citizens, studies the pre-1985 disabled people's movement and its numerous unofficial, but non-dissident organizations, discusses why the Gorbachev leadership adopted the non-Soviet concept of 'charity', analyses the failure of local authorities after 1985 to stave off pluralism and defeat the voluntary organizations, and assesses how successfully the latter built the foundations of a civil society.

Demokratie und Politik in Deutschland (Uni-Taschenbücher)

Von der oktroyierten Demokratie zur demokratischen Bürgergesellschaft - so ließe sich der Weg der Bundesrepublik beschreiben. Mit dem Beitritt der DDR zur Bundesrepublik im Jahre 1990 ist die Bundesrepublik vor die historische Aufgabe gestellt, die Integration einerTeilgesellschaft ohne demokratische Traditionen unter wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Krisenbedingungen zu vollziehen. Die politischen und institutionellen Bedingungen für Stabilität, politische Kontinuität und die Entwicklung einer demokratischen Bürgergesellschaft in der Bundesrepublik stehen im Zentrum der Betrachtung. Im Kontrast dazu werden die krisenhafte Entwicklung und gescheiterte Modernisierung des politischen Systems der DDR und der Umbruch des Jahres 1989 dargestellt. Breiten Raum nehmen die verfassungspolitischenund politisch-institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen des Vereinigungsprozesses und die politischen Verwerfungen nach der deutschen Einheit ein.

Der Fall der Mauer: Die unbeabsichtigte Selbstauflösung des SED-Staates

Der Fall der Berliner Mauer in der Nacht vom 9. auf den 10. November 1989 leitete das Ende der DDR ein und bildete den Ausgangspunkt für die staatliche Einheit Deutschlands. Zugleich wirkte er als Fanal für die Revolutionen in Mittel- und Osteuropa und beschleunigte den Zerfall des sowjetischen Imperiums und der Sowjetunion. War der Fall der Mauer ein Zufall? Weder die Führung der SED noch das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit hatte diese Grenzöffnung jedenfalls gewollt noch gar geplant; die Regierungen in Ost und West waren fassungslos. Eingebettet in den historischen Kontext untersucht der Autor die Ereignisse des 9. November 1989. Gestützt auf zahlreiche Interviews mit Zeitzeugen und unmittelbar Beteiligten sowie auf die Auswertung umfangreichen Dokumentenmaterials rekonstruiert der Autor den Fall der Mauer in allen Einzelheiten. Er untersucht die Entscheidungsprozesse im Partei- und Staatsapparat der DDR und entschlüsselt das Durcheinander der Einzelhandlungen am 9. November 1989. Dabei wird deutlich, daß die Mauer gegen alle Absichten und Planungen der politischen Akteure fiel. Die spannende Darstellung und der umfangreiche Dokumenten- und erweiterte Interviewteil lassen den Leser teilhaben am Fall der Mauer als einem zentralen, symbolträchtigen Ereignis deutscher Geschichte von welthistorischer Bedeutung. "(...) Mit der überzeugenden Erklärung für den Mauerfall und der Auswahl interessanter, z. T. noch nicht edierter Quellen, ist das vorliegende Buch für all diejenigen 'Pflichtlektüre', die sich mit der deutschen Geschichte befassen." Annotierte Bibliographie für die politische Bildung, 25.02.97 "(...) Hertles Studie fasziniert durch die Fülle und die Qualität seiner Quellen. Neben Akten aus den heute erreichbaren Archiven der SED, des Innenministeriums und der Staatssicherheit wertete der Autor das einschlägige Schrifttum aus, Monographien, Memoiren, Dokumentationen, Zeitungsartikel, ferner Hörfunk-

Der Jugoslawien-Krieg: Handbuch zu Vorgeschichte, Verlauf und Konsequenzen

Miloševics Kriege haben während der neunziger Jahre fast alle Teile des sich auflösenden und schon zerfallenen Jugoslawien überzogen. Nach der Aufhebung der Autonomie des Kosovo und der Vojvodina war der erste Schauplatz Slowenien, es folgten Kroatien, Bosnien-Herzegowina und schließlich wiederum das Kosovo. Das im Auftrag des Frankfurter Ost-Westeuropäischen Kultur- und Studienzentrums "Palais Jalta" herausgegebene Handbuch ist Nachschlagewerk und zugleich informatives Lesebuch zu allen Aspekten der Kriege in Jugoslawien. Durch seine historisch gründlich recherchierten Kapitel über alle Völker des ehemaligen Jugoslawien deckt das Werk in enzyklopädischen Essays die lange Vorgeschichte (von der Geschichte der Völker und Staaten bis zur Gründung des ersten Jugoslawien 1918 über den Untergang im Zweiten Weltkrieg zur titoistschen Neugründung) sowie politische, religiöse und kulturelle Zusammenhänge dieser Katastrophe auf. Schließlich werden die tiefgreifenden Konsequenzen, z.B. für die Staatenwelt und das Völkerrecht, formuliert. Abgerundet wird das Handbuch durch eine Chronologie, ein Glossar und ausführliche bibliographische Anhänge. Diese Konzeption macht das Handbuch zu einem unverzichtbaren Standardwerk für alle politisch Interessierten, die eine gründliche, seriöse wie umfassende Information zu den Hintergründen des Konfliktes suchen. Das Buch ist darüber hinaus zuverlässiges Nachschlagewerk für Wissenschaftler, Studenten, Journalisten und all jene, die - in Schule, Sozialarbeit oder Rechtsprechung - mit Flüchtlingen und anderen Kriegsbetroffenen arbeiten. Die Herausgabe des Bandes durch die Frankfurter Philosophin und Publizistin Dunja Melcic wurde von einem Beirat mit Dozenten für südosteuropäische Geschichte verschiedener europäischer Hochschulen begleitet. Die Autoren sind Fachleute aus allen Ländern des ehemaligen Jugoslawien, aus Deutschland, Großbritannien, Österreich, Frankreich, der Schweiz sowie den USA.

Der Sozialstaat zwischen “Markt” und “Hedonismus”? (Otto von Freising-Vorlesungen der Katholischen Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt)

Der Umbau des Sozialstaates: Ansichten von Parteien und Wohlfahrtsverbänden zur Modernisierung des Staates

Im Übergang zum 21. Jahrhundert wandelt sich die Gesellschaft zu einer dienstleistenden Informationsgesellschaft. Die Ökonomie sprengt mit Hilfe der elektronischen Datenverarbeitung und digitalisierten Kommunikation die Grenzen des Nationalstaates. Angesichts dessen muß sich der Staat modernisieren. Der Sozialstaat, die institutionelle Befriedung des Konflikts zwischen Kapital und Arbeit in der Industriegesellschaft, bedarf der Anpassung an die Bedingungen der Globalisierung. Allerdings ist sein "Umbau" in Gesellschaft und Politik heftig umstritten. Der Autor gibt hierzu eine theoretische Einführung und läßt über 1000 kommunale Fraktionen der Bundestagsparteien und Geschäftsführungen von vier großen Wohlfahrtsverbänden mit ihren Ansichten zur Modernisierung von Gesellschaft, Staat und Sozialstaat zu Wort kommen.

Desert Problems and Desertification in Central Asia: The Researchers of the Desert Institute

Since 1962 the Desert Institute of the former Academy of Science of the USSR has been conducting research work in the arid and semi-arid zones of central Asia. This outstanding experience in desert and desertification problems, and the possibilities of sustainable land use under difficult environmental conditions is summarized here. The book also gives an overview of the Institute's consulting work within the framework of international projects. This is the first publication allowing readers outside the Russian-speaking world to obtain concise information about the specific constraints and development possibilities of central Asian drylands.