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This book addresses three central questions in contemporary university governance: (1) How and why has academic governance in Anglophone nations changed in recent years and what impact have these changes had on current practices? (2) How do power relations within universities affect decisions about teaching and research and what are the implications for academic voices? (3) How can those involved in university governance and management improve academic governance processes and outcomes and why is it important that they do so? The book explores these issues in clear, concise and accessible language that will appeal to higher education researchers and governance practitioners alike. It draws on extensive empirical data from key national systems in the Anglophone world but goes beyond the simply descriptive to analyse and explain

Regulations help governments support economic growth, social welfare and environmental protection. The challenge is to design clear, coherent, and efficient regulations and to effectively implement them. This report presents cutting-edge thinking in how to facilitate good regulatory design and implementation. Jointly developed by the OECD and the Korea Development Institute, the report builds on a series of expert papers that analyse the experience of Korea and other OECD members in designing and implementing regulatory oversight, stakeholder engagement, regulatory impact assessment and ex post evaluation. It identifies forthcoming challenges, possible solutions and areas for further analysis that can help governments in OECD member and partner countries improve their regulatory systems.

"This book is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on the intersection between local and national politics, analyzing how this relationship affects nations' economy and administration and highlighting theoretical foundations and real-world applications"--Provided by publisher.

Intro -- Geleitwort -- Vorwort -- Inhaltsübersicht -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Abkürzungsverzeichnis -- Symbolverzeichnis -- Abbildungsverzeichnis -- Tabellenverzeichnis -- 1 Einleitung -- 1.1 Zur Notwendigkeit einer Vergütungsforschung für den Aufsichtsrat -- 1.2 Gang der Untersuchung -- 2 Erster Hauptteil: Aufsichtsrat und Aufsichtsratsvergütung als Bestandteile der Corporate Governance -- 2.1 Grundlagen der Corporate Governance -- 2.2 Aufsichtsratstätigkeit -- 2.3 Aufsichtsratsvergütung -- 2.4 Implikationen für den zweiten und dritten Hauptteil -- 3 Zweiter Hauptteil: Forschungsstand und Hypothesenformulierung -- 3.1 Vorgehen -- 3.2 Determinanten der Aufsichtsratsvergütung -- 3.3 Literaturrückblick -- 3.4 Defizite im Forschungsstand -- 3.5 Hypothesen -- 3.6 Zwischenfazit -- 4 Dritter Hauptteil: Konzeption und Ergebnisse der empirischen Untersuchung -- 4.1 Vorgehen -- 4.2 Operationalisierung der Variablen -- 4.3 Daten -- 4.4 Hypothesen zu den Determinanten der Vorstandswechsel -- 4.5 Methode -- 4.6 Ergebnisse -- 5 Schlussbetrachtung -- 5.1 Zusammenfassung -- 5.2 Fazit -- 5.3 Limitationen der Untersuchung -- 5.4 Ausblick und Identifikation von weiterem Forschungsbedarf -- Literaturverzeichnis -- Anhang I (Tabellen) -- Anhang II (STATA Do-File) -- Anhang III (English Summary)

"The landslide victory of Hamas to the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 saw the ascent of a new actor on the parliamentary scene. The elections also constituted the first time Islamists had ascended to power in the Arab world by democratic means. But did Hamas proceed to govern in the same democratic manner it had displayed during these elections? Gaza Under Hamas scrutinizes the workings of the Hamas government, tracing how its governance in the domestic arena unfolded. Particular focus is placed on the ways in which the new government reacted to three key challenges to its power: the competitive political system and main opposition party; violent radicalisation and local splinter groups; the need to re-establish societal order and reform the judicial system. The analysis as it unfolds tells the story of an inexperienced but self-confident Hamas in government, that perceived itself to be working under the constant threat of a possible coup d'etat. In addition to the author's first-hand observations, analysis is based on interviews with a wide range of Palestinian political personalities in the Hamas government, as well as interviews with military commanders, internal security personnel and members of the Qassam Brigades."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Moderne Gesellschaften sind durch einen hohen Grad kultureller und religiöser Pluralität gekennzeichnet. Globalisierung und transnationale Migration steigern diese Vielfalt noch. Man kann daher heute den Umgang mit kulturellen und religiösen Minderheiten als das zentrale Governance-Problem säkularer Gesellschaften bezeichnen. Dieses Buch zeigt auf, welche Strategien für einen säkularen Verfassungsstaat dafür in Betracht kommen und welche Teile der Religionsverfassung einer pluralistischen Gesellschaft unverzichtbar sind.

This book examines security in three cities that suffer from chronic violence: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Medellin, Colombia; and Kingston, Jamaica. In each, democratic states contend with subnational armed groups that dominate territory and play important roles in politics even as they contribute to fear and insecurity. Through a nested three-city six-neighborhood analysis of the role of criminal groups in governance, this research provides a deep understanding of the impact of crime on political experience. Neighborhoods controlled by different types of armed actors, operating in the same institutional context, build alliances with state officials and participate in political life through the structures created by these armed actors. The data demonstrate the effects criminal dominance can have on security, civil society, elections, and policymaking. Far from reflecting a breakdown of order, varying types of criminal groups generate different local lived political experiences

"This edited volume presents critical scholarship analysing governance practices in diverse jurisdictions in Europe and North America, at multiple scales, and in relation to several different arenas of policy and practice. The contributors address shortcomings in the mainstream literature on governance within the discipline of political science.The volume as a whole is marked by geographical and topical diversity. However, what the individual chapters have in common is that each considers whether and how gender, racialized identity, and/or other axes of marginalization are visible within the conceptualizations and/or practices of governance under discussion. Drawing together insights and conceptual tools from both feminist and post-structuralist frameworks in analysing governance practices, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and graduates who engage with feminist and/or post-structural analysis of policy and governance. It will also be of use to critical policy scholars in anthropology, geography, sociology, and women';s studies."--Provided by publisher.