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From Soldiers to Citizens

Demilitarization of Conflict and Society

By: Dr Chris Alden,Dr João Gomes Porto,Ms Imogen Parsons

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From Soldiers to Citizens

Demilitarization of Conflict and Society

By: Dr Chris Alden,Dr João Gomes Porto,Ms Imogen Parsons

Demilitarization of conflict and society is crucial to building sustainable peace in countries emerging from the scourge of civil war. As longstanding conflicts come to an end, processes which facilitate the potentially volatile transition from formal peace to social peace are critically important. At the heart of the exercise is the necessity of transforming the culture and the instruments of war - demilitarization - including disarming, demobilizing and reintegrating (DDR) former combatants into society. This volume represents the first in-depth and comprehensive discussion of reintegration of former combatants in war to peace transitions. In addition to a systematic reflection and review of existing literature on DDR, the authors devised and applied a field research methodology to studying the reintegration of former combatants in Angola with potentially significant implications on the design and implementation of DDR programmes. The volume is written for academics, students and practitioners focusing on war to peace transitions and post-conflict issues.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409498549

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Building Regions

The Regionalization of the World Order

By: Dr Luk Van Langenhove

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Building Regions

The Regionalization of the World Order

By: Dr Luk Van Langenhove

Regions. How they emerge and how they are dramatically changing the appearance of the present 'world of states' and its related forms of governance from local to global levels is analysed in this monograph. But what are regions? Regions can be small or huge. They can be part of a single state, be composed out of different states or stretched out across borders. They can be important recognized economic, social or cultural entities or they can be largely ignored by the people who live on a region's territory. They can be well-defined with clear cut boundaries as is the case in so-called 'constitutional regions' or they can be fuzzy as for instance in cross-border regions. In sum, they are not a natural kind and defining regions is not a simple task. Luk Van Langenhove advances the concept of region building as an alternative to the construction of regions with three issues of region building being explored: - Why are regions built in a world of states? - How do region building processes take place? - How are regions transforming the present world order? Crossing disciplinary boundaries, this book is an exercise in theorizing regions and brings together under one conceptual framework, different processes and concepts such as regional integration, devolution, federalism, and separatism and refines the social constructionist view on regions

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409489337

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The Shadow of Kenyan Democracy

Widespread Expectations of Widespread Corruption

By: Dr Dominic Burbidge

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The Shadow of Kenyan Democracy

Widespread Expectations of Widespread Corruption

By: Dr Dominic Burbidge

Why has democracy failed to reduce corruption in Kenya? Framing the challenge in game theoretical terms, Dominic Burbidge examines how mutual expectations between citizens dictate the success or failure of political reforms. Providing a nuanced assessment of democracy’s difficult road in Kenya, Burbidge discusses the independent role being played by widespread social expectations of corruption. Through tracking average views of the average person, it is possible to identify a threshold beyond which society suffers mutually reinforcing negative social expectations.

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167

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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147246768X

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9781472467683

Canadian Foreign Policy in Africa

Regional Approaches to Peace, Security, and Development

By: Dr Edward Ansah Akuffo

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Canadian Foreign Policy in Africa

Regional Approaches to Peace, Security, and Development

By: Dr Edward Ansah Akuffo

After over fifty-years of Canadian engagement with Africa, no comprehensive literature exists on Canada's security policy in Africa and relations towards Africa's regional organizations. The literature on Canada's foreign policy in Africa to date has largely focused on development assistance. For the first time, Edward Akuffo combines historical and contemporary material on Canada's development and security policy while analyzing the linkage between these sets of foreign policy practices on the African continent. The book makes an important contribution to the debate on Canada's foreign policy generally, and on Africa's approach to peace, security and development, while shedding light on a new theoretical lens - non-imperial internationalism - to understand Canada's foreign policy. The author captures an emerging trend of cooperation on peace, security, and development between the Canadian government and African regional organizations in the twenty-first century. The resulting book is a valuable addition to the literature on African politics, new regionalisms, foreign policy, global governance, and international development studies.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409476820

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9781409476825

The Commonwealth Brand

Global Voice, Local Action

By: Dr Victoria te Velde

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The Commonwealth Brand

Global Voice, Local Action

By: Dr Victoria te Velde

te Velde examines Commonwealth identity through the lens of its membership criteria, its recent enlargement and its constant reincarnation. Far from being an old relic of the past, the Commonwealth is a growing, vibrant modern international organisation and despite its traditional image, Commonwealth membership is shown to be a rather fluid concept that evolves with the times. This book identifies and discusses the different theoretical approaches to analysing the Commonwealth. In so doing it exposes various shortcomings in current thinking about international relations and the Commonwealth. Furthermore, it reveals how a number of turning points in the Commonwealth's history have shaped its membership rules and illustrates how the official Commonwealth still has the potential to expand and develop to best reflect an organisation that represents a third of the world's population. In terms of further growth of the organisation, this book examines the cases of a number of eligible states to assess their likelihood of achieving membership. It also incorporates a handful of non-eligible states that, notwithstanding the new 'rules', are still bent on joining.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409476537

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9781409476535

The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms

By: Dr J Andrew Grant,Dr Scarlett Cornelissen,Professor Timothy M Shaw

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms

By: Dr J Andrew Grant,Dr Scarlett Cornelissen,Professor Timothy M Shaw

This collection of original essays provides a broad overview of regionalism, together with detailed analyses on the construction, activities, and implications of both established and emerging examples of formal political and economic organizations as well as informal regional entities and networks. Aimed at scholars and students interested in the continuing growth of regionalism, The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms is a key resource to understanding the major debates in the field.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409476561

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9781409476566

NINDS at 50

Celebrating 50 Years of Brain Research

By: Dr. Lewis P. Rowland, MD

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NINDS at 50

Celebrating 50 Years of Brain Research

By: Dr. Lewis P. Rowland, MD

This laudatory history recounts the creation and development of NINDS, discusses is contributions to the field, profiles its award- winning researchers, considers prospects for the future, and situates the entire story in the context of half a century's scientific advances. Rowland is a neurologist, formerly associated with Columbia University. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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Demos Medical Publishing

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1888799714

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9781888799712

MOVING CAMERAS AND LIVING MOVIES

By: STEVE ESOMBA, Dr.

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MOVING CAMERAS AND LIVING MOVIES

By: STEVE ESOMBA, Dr.

I can say with absolute certainty that, everybody enjoys watching movies, cinema, films and television. But few, if any, know how a film is made: a film has inbuilt special effects or 'tricks'to make it appealing to audiences. MOVING CAMERAS AND LIVING MOVIES reveals to you ALL about films & Filmmaking; it is a hard and tasking enterprise involving tens of thousands of workers and millions of investment dollars. After reading MOVING CAMERAS...your love for movies will triple. Movie technicians and camera gurus have a license to mould, alter, and manipulate the screen to produce or induce rain, sunlight, snow, fire, or fly any object in space in defiance of gravity or even cause 'accidents'or 'raise' the dead to life. Learn the fascinating, exciting world of film, actresses, actors, fashion, and fictional entities.

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Lulu.com

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1291351574

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9781291351576

Biblical Eschatology:

A Study on the End Times and the Exclusiveness of Israel in the Bible.

By: Dr. Justin G. Prock

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Biblical Eschatology:

A Study on the End Times and the Exclusiveness of Israel in the Bible.

By: Dr. Justin G. Prock

In recent history, men from a variety of backgrounds have come to the same conclusion: that the Bible is about Israel only. For example: In 1861, John Mason Neale translated an ancient twelfth century Latin hymn and its title was O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Ever since 1861, Christians have sung that hymn at Christmas time, especially at Advent. Do you know what the words really mean that you are singing? In 1878, Edward Hine wrote an article titled, Seven-Eighths of the Bible Misunderstood, wherein he explains that seven-eighths of the Bible is about national salvation, i.e. the national salvation of True Israel; whereas, only one-eighth of the Bible is about personal salvation. Did you know that? In the 1960’s, Pastor Sheldon Emry wrote an article title, An Open Letter to Any Minister Who Teaches the Jews Are Israel, wherein he is of the opinion that the Israel that exists today since 1948 is not the True Israel of the Bible. In 1998, Arnold E. Kennedy wrote a book titled, The Exclusiveness of Israel, wherein he legally proves using the King James Version of the Bible that the Bible in general is only about True Israel. So, here we are in the Twenty-First Century, and the Gospel that is preached today is totally convoluted from that which was preached in the First Century A.D. by Yahshuah and His disciples, i.e. the Gospel of the Kingdom. So, where did the so-called churches and pastors go wrong? By the way, is there really a hierarchy in the Bible? In order to find out what the truth really is, we have to look at the original languages in which the Bible was written and then translated. For example, the Old Testament was written in Hebrew and Aramaic, then translated into Greek. The New Testament was written in Hebrew and Greek. Both Testaments were put together and translated into Latin, then German, and finally into English, from which the entire world received their own translation of the Bible. So, what was the original meaning of the words used in the original languages, i.e. the etymology of the words. Once that is determined, then we can go onto the next phase and discuss types in the Bible. From there, what is the Law of First Mention? How should Bible prophecy be Interpreted? Who are the keys to Bible prophecy? Where are we in the Bible prophecy timeline? During these discussions, we will find out who Yahweh chose of all the families of the earth to make His own. The churches teach universalism. The question then becomes, Who was Yahweh’s Law given to? What are the Laws of Yahweh? And then the even bigger question becomes, Who was Yahshuah sent to? All of these questions and more will be answered as you read this book...

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1698707738

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From Soldiers to Citizens

Demilitarization of Conflict and Society

By: Dr Chris Alden,Dr João Gomes Porto,Ms Imogen Parsons

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From Soldiers to Citizens

Demilitarization of Conflict and Society

By: Dr Chris Alden,Dr João Gomes Porto,Ms Imogen Parsons

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From Soldiers to Citizens

From Soldiers to Citizens

Building Regions

Building Regions

The Shadow of Kenyan Democracy

The Shadow of Kenyan Democracy

Canadian Foreign Policy in Africa

Canadian Foreign Policy in Africa

The Commonwealth Brand

The Commonwealth Brand

The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms

The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms

NINDS at 50

NINDS at 50

MOVING CAMERAS AND LIVING MOVIES

MOVING CAMERAS AND LIVING MOVIES

Biblical Eschatology:

Biblical Eschatology:

From Soldiers to Citizens

From Soldiers to Citizens

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