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ThirdWorlds eBook Series

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  • The Political Invention of Fragile States

    The Power of Ideas

    Edited by Sonja Grimm, Nicolas Lemay-Hebert, Olivier Nay ...
    Series series ThirdWorlds
    This book investigates the emergence, the dissemination and the reception of the notion of ‘state fragility’. It analyses the process of conceptualisation, examining how the ‘fragile states’ concept was framed by policy makers to describe reality in accordance with their priorities in the fields of development and security. Contributors investigate the instrumental use of the ‘state fragility’ ... Read more

    $90.68 CAD

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  • Humanitarianism in Question

    Politics, Power, Ethics

    Edited by Michael Barnett, Thomas G. Weiss ...
    Years of tremendous growth in response to complex emergencies have left a mark on the humanitarian sector. Various matters that once seemed settled are now subjects of intense debate. What is humanitarianism? Is it limited to the provision of relief to victims of conflict, or does it include broader objectives such as human rights, democracy promotion, development, and peacebuilding? For much of ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Future Of Security Sector Reform

    by Mark Sedra ...
    At a time when the United States Canada and their coalition partners are re-evaluating their roles and exit strategies in Afghanistan and other broken states this book provides a crucial understanding of the complexities of reforming and transforming the security and justice architecture of the state. Written by leading international practitioners in the field it offers valuable insight into ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • Global Governance and the New Wars

    The Merging of Development and Security

    by Mark Duffield ...
    Series series Critique Influence Change
    In this hugely influential book, originally published in 2001 but just as - if not more - relevant today, Mark Duffield shows how war has become an integral component of development discourse. Aid agencies have become increasingly involved in humanitarian assistance, conflict resolution and the social reconstruction of war-torn societies. Duffield explores the consequences of this growing merger ... Read more

    $28.49 CAD

  • Development, Security and Unending War

    Governing the World of Peoples

    by Mark Duffield ...
    According to politicians, we now live in a radically interconnected world. Unless there is international stability – even in the most distant places – the West's way of life is threatened. In meeting this global danger, reducing poverty and developing the unstable regions of the world are now imperative. In what has become a truism of the post-Cold War period, security without development is ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Global Governance

    Why? What? Whither?

    by Thomas G. Weiss ...
    Friends and foes of international cooperation puzzle about how to explain order, stability, and predictability in a world without a central authority. How is the world governed in the absence of a world government?This probing yet accessible book examines "global governance" or the sum of the informal and formal values, norms, procedures, and institutions that help states, intergovernmental ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Migration in Southern Africa

    IMISCOE Regional Reader

    Edited by Pragna Rugunanan, Nomkhosi Xulu-Gama ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access Regional Reader proposes new ways of theorizing migration in Southern Africa by arguing that traditional western forms of theorizing do not adequately fit the South-South migration context. It explores the existing definitions of a ‘migrant’ with a view to conceptualise a definition which will speak to the complexities, envisioning a more inclusive Southern African region. The ... Read more

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  • Global Feminism

    Transnational Women's Activism, Organizing, and Human Rights

    Edited by Myra Marx Ferree, Aili Mari Tripp ...
    Explores the social and political developments that have energized movements of global feminismIncreasingly feminists around the world have successfully campaigned for recognition of women's full personhood and empowerment. Global Feminism explores the social and political developments that have energized this movement. Drawn from an international group of scholars and activists, the authors of ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD

  • The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy

    Edited by Robin Mansell, Marc Raboy ...
    Series Book 6 - Global Handbooks in Media and Communication Research
    The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is affected, and with what political, economic, social, and cultural consequences. Contributors draw on theory and empirical research to offer diverse perspectives on the local, national, regional, and global forums in which policy debate occurs. ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • The Persistent Power of Human Rights

    From Commitment to Compliance

    Edited by Thomas Risse, Stephen C. Ropp, Kathryn Sikkink ...
    Series Book 126 - Cambridge Studies in International Relations
    The Power of Human Rights (published in 1999) was an innovative and influential contribution to the study of international human rights. At its center was a 'spiral model' of human rights change which described the various socialization processes through which international norms were internalized into the domestic practices of various authoritarian states during the Cold War years. The Persistent ... Read more

    $40.79 CAD

  • Statebuilding

    by Timothy Sisk ...
    Series series War and Conflict in the Modern World
    After civil wars end, what can sustain peace in the long-term? In particular, how can outsiders facilitate durable conflict-managing institutions through statebuilding - a process that historically has been the outcome of bloody struggles to establish the state's authority over warlords, traditional authorities, and lawless territories?In this book, Timothy Sisk explores international efforts to ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Polling and Public Opinion

    A Canadian Perspective

    by Peter Marshall Butler ...
    The importance of polling public opinion is widely recognized today. Indeed, it is sometimes argued that in mass societies, polls have also become an important medium for communicating ideas and beliefs, especially since many people have become less involved in community organizations and interest groups that formerly connected them to events and issues. Polling and Public Opinion examines the ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD