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Autonomy of Migration?

Appropriating Mobility within Biometric Border Regimes

By: Stephan Scheel

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Autonomy of Migration?

Appropriating Mobility within Biometric Border Regimes

By: Stephan Scheel

Examining how migrants appropriate mobility in the context of biometric border controls, this volume mobilises new analytics and empirics in the debates about the politics of migration and provides an analytically effective and politically significant tool for the study of contemporary migration. Drawing from the tension between the EU’s attempt to achieve watertight border controls by means of biometric technologies, and migrants’ persistence to move to and live in the EU, the volume pursues two interrelated objectives: first, it studies the encounters between migrants and the Visa Information System (VIS), one of the largest biometric databases in the world, from the perspective of mobility in order to investigate how migrants appropriate mobility via Schengen visa within and against this biometric border regime. Second, it addresses criticisms of autonomy of migration in order to develop it as a viable approach for border, migration and critical security studies. Hence, the book is driven by two interrelated research questions: what does the assertion of moments of autonomy of migration refer to in the context of border regimes that use biometrics to turn migrants’ bodies into a means of mobility control? And how do migrants appropriate mobility via Schengen visa within and against biometric border regimes? This book will be of great interest to scholars in border, migration and critical security studies, as well as researchers engaged in citizenship studies, surveillance studies, political theory, critical IR theory and international political sociology.

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Routledge

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1351977830

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Dynamic Détente

The United States and Europe, 1964–1975

By: Stephan Kieninger

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Dynamic Détente

The United States and Europe, 1964–1975

By: Stephan Kieninger

This book examines the dynamic evolution of Western détente policies which sought to transform Europe and overcome its Cold War division through more communication and engagement. Kieninger challenges the traditional Cold War narrative that détente prolonged the division of Europe and precipitated America’s decline in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Rather, he argues that policymakers in the U.S. Department of State and in Western Europe envisaged the stability enabled by détente as a precondition for change, as Communist regimes saw a sense of security as a prerequisite for opening up their societies to Western influence over time. Kieninger identifies the Helsinki Accords, Lyndon Johnson’s bridge building, and Willy Brandt’s Ostpolitik as efforts aimed at constructive changes in Eastern Europe through a multiplication of contacts, communication, and cooperation on all societal levels. This study also illuminates the longevity of America’s policy of peaceful change against the background of the nuclear stalemate and the military status quo.

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389

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Rowman & Littlefield

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149853242X

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9781498532426

Wet Granular Matter: A Truly Complex Fluid

By: Stephan Herminghaus

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Wet Granular Matter: A Truly Complex Fluid

By: Stephan Herminghaus

This is a monograph written for the young and advanced researcher who is entering the field of wet granular matter and keen to understand the basic physical principles governing this state of soft matter. It treats wet granulates as an instance of a ternary system, consisting of the grains, a primary, and a secondary fluid. After addressing wetting phenomena in general and outlining the basic facts on dry granular systems, a chapter on basic mechanisms and their effects is dedicated to every region of the ternary phase diagram. Effects of grain shape and roughness are considered as well. Rather than addressing engineering aspects such as existing books on this topic do, the book aims to provide a generalized framework suitable for those who want to understand these systems on a more fundamental basis.

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330

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World Scientific

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9814417718

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9789814417716

Operation Merkury

The conquest of Crete and its consequences, seen through the camera of Franz-Peter Weixler

By: Stephan D. Yada-Mc Neal

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Operation Merkury

The conquest of Crete and its consequences, seen through the camera of Franz-Peter Weixler

By: Stephan D. Yada-Mc Neal

Franz-Peter Weixler's pictures of the massacre of Kondomari are known worldwide, but hardly anyone knows the many shots made by the German war-corrospotent. This volume deals with the invasion of the German Wehrmacht, the paratroopers on the island of Crete and their consequences. For many, Operation Merkur was almost a magic word for the paratroopers' achievements. It was the beginning of a painful history for the Cretans. connected with the destruction of the capital Chania. The pictures of Franz-Peter Weixler also lead us to the struggles of the British and German forces, the long journey to Hora Sfakia, where the last troops tried to leave the island. But even the fateful images of the gruesome massacre of Kondomari remain unmentioned here. Rather, they should be a reminder.

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142

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3734783747

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9783734783746

Foundations of Bilevel Programming

By: Stephan Dempe

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Foundations of Bilevel Programming

By: Stephan Dempe

Bilevel programming problems are hierarchical optimization problems where the constraints of one problem (the so-called upper level problem) are defined in part by a second parametric optimization problem (the lower level problem). If the lower level problem has a unique optimal solution for all parameter values, this problem is equivalent to a one-level optimization problem having an implicitly defined objective function. Special emphasize in the book is on problems having non-unique lower level optimal solutions, the optimistic (or weak) and the pessimistic (or strong) approaches are discussed. The book starts with the required results in parametric nonlinear optimization. This is followed by the main theoretical results including necessary and sufficient optimality conditions and solution algorithms for bilevel problems. Stationarity conditions can be applied to the lower level problem to transform the optimistic bilevel programming problem into a one-level problem. Properties of the resulting problem are highlighted and its relation to the bilevel problem is investigated. Stability properties, numerical complexity, and problems having additional integrality conditions on the variables are also discussed. Audience: Applied mathematicians and economists working in optimization, operations research, and economic modelling. Students interested in optimization will also find this book useful.

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318

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Springer Science & Business Media

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030648045X

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9780306480454

Nazis and Nobles

The History of a Misalliance

By: Stephan Malinowski

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Nazis and Nobles

The History of a Misalliance

By: Stephan Malinowski

The first ever in-depth study of the role played by the nobility in the Nazi rise to power in interwar Germany, this is a fascinating portrait of an aristocratic world teetering on the edge of self-destruction.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198842554

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9780198842552

Hunting Wildlife in the Tropics and Subtropics

By: Julia E. Fa,Stephan M. Funk,Robert Nasi

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Hunting Wildlife in the Tropics and Subtropics

By: Julia E. Fa,Stephan M. Funk,Robert Nasi

Provides a comprehensive review of all topics related to the use and overuse of wildlife for their meat.

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435

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Cambridge University Press

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1107117577

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9781107117570

Australia's Uranium Trade

The Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges of a Contentious Export

By: Stephan Frühling

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Australia's Uranium Trade

The Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges of a Contentious Export

By: Stephan Frühling

Australia's Uranium Trade explores why the export of uranium remains a highly controversial issue in Australia and how this affects Australia's engagement with the strategic, regime and market realms of international nuclear affairs. The book focuses on the key challenges facing Australian policy makers in a twenty-first century context where civilian nuclear energy consumption is expanding significantly while at the same time the international nuclear nonproliferation regime is subject to increasing, and unprecedented, pressures. By focusing on Australia as a prominent case study, the book is concerned with how a traditionally strong supporter of the international nuclear nonproliferation regime is attempting to recalibrate its interest in maximizing the economic and diplomatic benefits of increased uranium exports during a period of flux in the strategic, regime and market realms of nuclear affairs. Australia's Uranium Trade provides broader lessons for how - indeed whether - nuclear suppliers worldwide are adapting to the changing nuclear environment internationally.

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Routledge

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1317177169

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9781317177166

Bilevel Programming Problems

Theory, Algorithms and Applications to Energy Networks

By: Stephan Dempe,Vyacheslav Kalashnikov,Gerardo A. Pérez-Valdés,Nataliya Kalashnykova

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Bilevel Programming Problems

Theory, Algorithms and Applications to Energy Networks

By: Stephan Dempe,Vyacheslav Kalashnikov,Gerardo A. Pérez-Valdés,Nataliya Kalashnykova

This book describes recent theoretical findings relevant to bilevel programming in general, and in mixed-integer bilevel programming in particular. It describes recent applications in energy problems, such as the stochastic bilevel optimization approaches used in the natural gas industry. New algorithms for solving linear and mixed-integer bilevel programming problems are presented and explained.

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Springer

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3662458276

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9783662458273

The Diplomacy of Détente

Cooperative Security Policies from Helmut Schmidt to George Shultz

By: Stephan Kieninger

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The Diplomacy of Détente

Cooperative Security Policies from Helmut Schmidt to George Shultz

By: Stephan Kieninger

This book investigates the underlying reasons for the longevity of détente and its impact on East–West relations. The volume examines the relevance of trade across the Iron Curtain as a means to facilitate mutual trust, as well as the emergence of new habits of transparency regardless of recurring military crises. A major theme of the book concerns Helmut Schmidt’s foreign policy and his contribution to the resilience of cooperative security policies in East–West relations. It examines Schmidt’s crucial role in the Euromissile crisis, his Ostpolitik diplomacy and his pan-European trade initiatives to engage the Soviet Union in a joint perspective of trade, industry and technology. Another key theme concerns the crisis in US–Soviet relations and the challenges of meaningful leadership communication between Washington and Moscow in the absence of backchannel diplomacy during the Carter years. The book depicts the freeze in US–Soviet relations after the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan, the declaration of martial law in Poland, and Helmut Schmidt’s efforts to serve as a mediator and interpreter working for a relaunch of US–Soviet dialogue. Eventually, the book highlights George Shultz’s pivotal role in the Reagan Administration’s efforts to improve US-Soviet relations, well before Mikhail Gorbachev’s arrival. This book will be of interest to students of Cold War studies, diplomatic history, foreign policy and international relations.

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404

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Routledge

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1351013297

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9781351013291

Wet Granular Matter: A Truly Complex Fluid (Second Edition)

By: Stephan Herminghaus

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Wet Granular Matter: A Truly Complex Fluid (Second Edition)

By: Stephan Herminghaus

This is a monograph written for the young and advanced researcher who is entering the field of wet granular matter, keen to understand the basic physical principles governing this state of soft matter. It treats wet granulates as a ternary system consisting of the grains, a primary, and a secondary fluid. After generally addressing wetting phenomena and outlining the basic facts on dry granular systems, a chapter on basic mechanisms and their effects is dedicated to every region of the ternary phase diagram. Effects of grain shape and roughness are considered as well. Rather than addressing engineering aspects like existing books on this topic do, this book aims to provide a generalized framework suitable for those who want to understand these systems on a more fundamental basis. It spans a wide scope of questions, ranging from possible general principles behind the emergence of structure and pattern, to the interpretation of geological outcrop features we encounter in nature.

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World Scientific

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9811282277

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9789811282270

Excitons in Low-Dimensional Semiconductors

Theory Numerical Methods Applications

By: Stephan Glutsch

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Excitons in Low-Dimensional Semiconductors

Theory Numerical Methods Applications

By: Stephan Glutsch

The author develops the effective-mass theory of excitons in low-dimensional semiconductors and describes numerical methods for calculating the optical absorption including Coulomb interaction, geometry, and external fields. The theory is applied to Fano resonances in low-dimensional semiconductors and the Zener breakdown in superlattices. Comparing theoretical results with experiments, the book is essentially self-contained; it is a hands-on approach with detailed derivations, worked examples, illustrative figures, and computer programs. The book is clearly structured and will be valuable as an advanced-level self-study or course book for graduate students, lecturers, and researchers.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3662071509

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9783662071502

Autonomy of Migration?

Appropriating Mobility within Biometric Border Regimes

By: Stephan Scheel

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Autonomy of Migration?

Appropriating Mobility within Biometric Border Regimes

By: Stephan Scheel

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Autonomy of Migration?

Autonomy of Migration?

Dynamic Détente

Dynamic Détente

Wet Granular Matter: A Truly Complex Fluid

Wet Granular Matter: A Truly Complex Fluid

Operation Merkury

Operation Merkury

Foundations of Bilevel Programming

Foundations of Bilevel Programming

Nazis and Nobles

Nazis and Nobles

Hunting Wildlife in the Tropics and Subtropics

Hunting Wildlife in the Tropics and Subtropics

Australia's Uranium Trade

Australia's Uranium Trade

Bilevel Programming Problems

Bilevel Programming Problems

The Diplomacy of Détente

The Diplomacy of Détente

Wet Granular Matter: A Truly Complex Fluid (Second Edition)

Wet Granular Matter: A Truly Complex Fluid (Second Edition)

Excitons in Low-Dimensional Semiconductors

Excitons in Low-Dimensional Semiconductors

Autonomy of Migration?

Autonomy of Migration?

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