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European citizenship after Brexit : freedom of movement and rights of residence
This book investigates European citizenship after Brexit, in light of the functionalist theory of citizenship. No matter its shape, Brexit will impact significantly on what has been labelled as one of the major achievements of EU integration: Citizenship of the Union. For the first time an automatic and collective lapse of status is observed. It is a form of involuntary loss of citizenship en m…
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- 9783319517742
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- viii, 123p. :ill.
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- 342.24085 MIN e
Human rights and the environment: philosophical, theoretical and legal perspe…
The book examines the genesis and development of environmental rights (or the Right to Environment) in international law and discusses their philosophical, theoretical and legal underpinnings in the context of sustainable development and the notion of solidarity rights.
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- 9789004188648
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- 944.046 HAJ h
Constructing Muslims in France: Discourse, Public Identity, and the Politics …
The standing of French Muslims is undercut by a predominant and persistent elite public discourse that frames Muslims as failed and incomplete French citizens. This situation fosters the very separations, exclusions, and hierarchies it claims to deplore as Muslims face discrimination in education, housing, and employment. In Constructing Muslims in France, Jennifer Fredette provides a deft empi…
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- 9781439910306
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- 305.69704 FRE c
Democracy and power: the Delhi lectures
"Noam Chomsky visited India in 1996 and 2001 and spoke on a wide range of subjects, from democracy and corporate propaganda to the nature of the world order and the role of intellectuals in society. He captivated audiences with his lucid challenge of dominant political analyses, the engaging style of his talks, and his commitment to social equality as well as individual freedom. Chomsky’s ear…
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- 9781783740949
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 171 pages)
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- 327.1 CHO d
Evidence use in health policy making : an international public policy perspec…
This open access book provides a set of conceptual, empirical, and comparative chapters that apply a public policy perspective to investigate the political and institutional factors driving the use of evidence to inform health policy in low, middle, and high income settings. The work presents key findings from the Getting Research Into Policy (GRIP-Health) project: a five year, six country, pro…
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- 9783319934679
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- xiv, 245p. : ill.
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- 320.6 EVI e
Happiness is the wrong metric : a liberal communitarian response to populism
This timely book addresses the conflict between globalism and nationalism. It provides a liberal communitarian response to the rise of populism occurring in many democracies. The book highlights the role of communities next to that of the state and the market. It spells out the policy implications of liberal communitarianism for privacy, freedom of the press, and much else. In a persuasive arg…
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- 9783319696232
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- xxi, 304p. : ill.
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- 320.01 ETZ h
Disability, health and human development
This open access book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and wellbeing, based on Sen’s capability approach. The author uses panel survey data with internationally comparable questions on disability for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. It presents evidence on the prevalence of disability and its strong and consistent association with…
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- 9781137536389
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- xxi, 177p. : ill.
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- 362.4091724 MIT d
Research, ethics and risk in the authoritarian field
This Open Access book offers a synthetic reflection on the authors’ fieldwork experiences in seven countries within the framework of ‘Authoritarianism in a Global Age’, a major comparative research project. It responds to the demand for increased attention to methodological rigor and transparency in qualitative research, and seeks to advance and practically support field research in autho…
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- 9783319689661
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- xv, 122p. : ill.
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- 320 RES r
Africa-Europe research and innovation cooperation : global challenges, bi-reg…
This edited volume is concerned with the evolution and achievements of cooperation in research and innovation between Africa and Europe, and points to the need for more diversified funding and finance mechanisms, and for novel models of collaboration to attract new actors and innovative ideas. It reflects on the political, economic, diplomatic and scientific rationale for cooperation, while als…
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- 9783319699295
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- xxxi, 147p. : ill.
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- 507.206 AFR a
Tobacco control policy in the Netherlands : between economy, public health, a…
Governments have known since the 1960s that smoking results in irreversible health damage. This open access book examines why governments have done so little to combat this when they have been aware of the problem and its solutions for decades. What are the strategies and decisions that make a difference, given that policy environments are often not conducive to change? Taking the Netherlands a…
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- 9783319723686
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- xxi. 373p. : ill.
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- 320.6 WIL t
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