Global Governance

Lina Svedin takes an interdisciplinary approach to present a systematic examination of organizational cooperation in crises. Bringing together three distinct research traditions on cooperation, the author draws on these traditions to examine how their variables fare empirically when applied to a wid..

Participation for Sustainability in Trade..

Focusing on the role of the state in defending against cyber threats and in securing the information age, this volume intrigues and provokes with a number of 'fresh' hypotheses, observations and suggestions. It contributes to mapping the diverse layers, actors, approaches and policies of the cyber s..

This book deals with regional powers and what exactly they want to achieve in the global political economy. It highlights the notion of redistribution as the core of their aspirations, and identifies the capacities and shortcomings of these states to achieve these aspirations._x005F_x000D_ This book..

Through a critical assessment of international regulatory counter-terrorism in three areas – financial services, the control of arms and dangerous materials, and the cross-border movement of persons and goods – this volume identifies a trend of dynamism: the refashioning of international rule-making..

This interdisciplinary book explores the historical and contemporary role of religious tradition and education on political elites and governing agencies in several major states as well as generally in the region. The relationship between democracy and authority is examined to provide a better under..

This interdisciplinary book explores the historical and contemporary role of religious tradition and education on political elites and governing agencies in several major states as well as generally in the region. The relationship between democracy and authority is examined to provide a better under..

This title was first published in 2001. The main objective of this study is to analyze the developments in Euro-Atlantic relations in view of the changing nature of the European Union and the United States. It also aims to identify and examine the main political processes in the transatlantic allian..

An exploration of how and why the G8 and other institutions of global governance deal with increasingly comprehensive and complex economic-security connections. These connections are explored from an intnerdisciplinary perspective, with insights from economists, political scientists and those in the..

An exploration of how and why the G8 and other institutions of global governance deal with increasingly comprehensive and complex economic-security connections. These connections are explored from an intnerdisciplinary perspective, with insights from economists, political scientists and those in the..

_x005F_x000D_ The security governance of South Africa has faced immense challenges amid post-apartheid constitutional and political transformations. This volume explores an experiment that took place in Zwelethemba—located in South Africa’s Western Cape Province—to establish legitimate and effective..

Shemirani provides a systematic methodology for the study of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) over their life span. She emphasizes the need for a paradigm shift in our approach towards the study of state capitalism with specific reference to the world's four largest SWFs as well as offering insights in..