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FRANCE TRADITIONALLY ATTEMPTED TO ACHIEVE ITS NATIONAL OBJECTIVES VIA THE MEDIUM OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION BY MEANS OF A STRATEGY OF PLAYING A LEADING ROLE IN SHAPING INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY DEVELOPMENTS AT THE EUROPEAN LEVEL. BEHIND THIS STRATEGY LAY A TENSION BETWEEN A DESIRE FOR A STRONG EUROPE AND A UNWILLINGNESS TO CEDE NATIONAL AUTONOMY TO EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS. HOWEVER, AT LEAST UNTIL THE END OF THE 1980S, THIS TENSION WAS SUCCESSFULLY IGNORED AND FRANCE'S EUROPEAN POLICY PROVED TO BE RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL. SINCE THAT TIME, HOWEVER, INCREASING PRESSURES HAVE BROUGHT THIS TENSION TO THE FORE. FACED WITH A NEED TO RESPOND TO ALTERED CIRCUMSTANCES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU), PRESIDENT CHIRAC HAS RESPONDED UNCERTAINLY. AS A RESULT, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 1940S, FRANCE FACES THE PROSPECT OF LOSING THE LEADING ROLE IT HAS TRADITIONALLY PLAYED WITHIN EUROPEAN INTEGRATION.

section 1. An introduction -- section 2. Performance and challenges -- section 3. The way ahead

Introduction -- I. DATA. A Nation in Numbers -- Calcutta Conquers Delhi -- Chasing Computers -- II. Democracy? Help the Plan - Help Yourself -- Salvation in Service -- Epilogue.

"A former Indian foreign secretary and national security adviser, Menon traces India's approach to the shifting regional landscape since its independence in 1947, focusing in particular on India's responses to the rise of China. He also looks to the future and analyzes how India's policies are likely to evolve in response to current and new challenges."--

This book highlights accounts of women workers to capture the domains of gendered mobility, which challenges the exalted status conferred on women in the Kerala model of development. It contests and deconstructs the development discourse which considers women's work mobility as an indicator of autonomy and agency using Capability Approach. The concept of 'transformational mobility' and its measurement introduced in the book advances the understanding of mobility, autonomy and agency and the intersectionality in the context of gender and work. Through an in-depth exploration of lived experiences of informal women workers the author illustrates how patriarchal structures are shaped and reinforced by work places, markets and the state. The central question is - can we steer development policies to facilitate collective capabilities for women where informal work arrangements are becoming the norm?

"This book, Rising from the Ashes: UN Peacebuilding in Timor-Leste, provides an in-depth look into the UN's first experiment in governing and building peace in the aftermath of conflict, using East Timor as a case study. It examines how the Timorese have progressed after the UN left and the challenges that lie ahead. The book is covered in two parts: in the first part, the book examines the UN's role after it entered East Timor in 1999 as the de facto government; and in the second part, the book examines how Timor-Leste has progressed in peacebuilding after the UN's withdrawal in 2012. Rising from the Ashes: UN Peacebuilding in Timor-Leste is based on the author's first-hand experience working in the UN as it restored law and order and built a state in a country without a government, any infrastructure, or human resources. The book argues that peacebuilding is a long-term endeavor and is a work in progress in Timor-Leste, based on the good foundations laid by the UN. However, like many other developing countries, Timor-Leste has enormous challenges to address; but it also has oil resources and a young population. Its future success will depend on how its oil wealth is managed and distributed, whether it is able to bridge the urban–rural divisions in the country, provide employment for its burgeoning population, and progress economically. Last, but not least, its future success will also depend importantly, on how its leadership deals with past, namely, the continuing intra-elite divisions that are a legacy of its troubled history. They have to transcend past divisions and unite Timorese society for the future development of the country. The book ends with a set of recommendations for Timor-Leste and for the region, namely members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)."--