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Collective Security Beyond the Cold War

By: George W. Downs

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Collective Security Beyond the Cold War

By: George W. Downs

Addresses theory and history in considering the possibilities for a new system of collective security

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University of Michigan Press

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0472104578

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9780472104574

Between Fragmentation and Democracy

The Role of National and International Courts

By: Eyal Benvenisti,George W. Downs

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Between Fragmentation and Democracy

The Role of National and International Courts

By: Eyal Benvenisti,George W. Downs

Between Fragmentation and Democracy explores the phenomenon of the fragmentation of international law and global governance following the proliferation of international institutions with overlapping jurisdictions and ambiguous boundaries. The authors argue that this problem has the potential to sabotage the evolution of a more democratic and egalitarian system and identify the structural reasons for the failure of global institutions to protect the interests of politically weaker constituencies. This book offers a comprehensive understanding of how new global sources of democratic deficits increasingly deprive individuals and collectives of the capacity to protect their interests and shape their opportunities. It also considers the role of the courts in mitigating the effects of globalization and the struggle to define and redefine institutions and entitlements. This book is an important resource for scholars of international law and international politics, as well as for public lawyers, political scientists, and those interested in judicial reform.

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247

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Cambridge University Press

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1108267319

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9781108267311

Optimal Imperfection?

Domestic Uncertainty and Institutions in International Relations

By: George Downs,David M. Rocke

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Domestic Uncertainty and Institutions in International Relations

By: George Downs,David M. Rocke

Domestic politics matters" has become a rallying cry for international relations scholars over the past decade, yet the question still remains: Just how does it matter? In this book, George Downs and David Rocke argue that an important part of the international impact of domestic politics springs from the institutional responses to its many uncertainties. This impact is due not so much to the errors in judgment these uncertainties can cause as to the strategic and institutional consequences of knowing that such errors are possible. The heart of the book is its formal analysis of how three kinds of domestic uncertainty have shaped international relations through their influence on three very different institutions. One chapter deals with the decision rules that citizens create to cope with uncertainty about the quality of their representation, and how these can lead to the paradoxical "gambling for resurrection" effect. Another chapter describes the extent to which the weak enforcement provisions of GATT can be understood as a mechanism to cope with uncertain but intermittent interest group demands for protection. The third chapter looks at the impact of uncertainty on the creation, survival, and membership of multilateral regulatory institutions, such as the Montreal Protocol and EU, when some states question the capacity of other states to meet their treaty obligations.

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180

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Princeton University Press

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0691225206

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9780691225203

Literary History of England

By: George Sherburn,Donald F. Bond

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Literary History of England

By: George Sherburn,Donald F. Bond

English historians in the Middle Ages is an overview of the history of English historians and their works in the Middle Ages. English historians helped lay the groundwork for modern historical methodology, provided vital accounts of the early history of England, its culture, and revelations about the historians themselves. The most remarkable period of historical writting was during the High Middle Ages in the 12th and 13th centuries, when English chronicles produced works with a variety of interest, wealth of information and amplitude of range. However one might choose to view the reliability.

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Taylor & Francis

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0710061307

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9780710061300

Book's by George W. Downs

Collective Security Beyond the Cold War

Collective Security Beyond the Cold War

Between Fragmentation and Democracy

Between Fragmentation and Democracy

Optimal Imperfection?

Optimal Imperfection?

Literary History of England

Literary History of England

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