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Rule by Numbers offers original perspectives on the construction of the colonial state and colonial power in the framework of governmentality and draws implications for the postcolonial nation-state in the contemporary period. This book specifically focuses on the production of statistical knowledge as part of colonial governance.

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Keeping Young's Legacy Alive: Why Does Understanding Normalisation Matter to Difference, Democracy and Inclusion? -- Contextualising Iris Marion Young's legacy -- Thinking about the matter of societal crisis: de-normalising normative structures and habits -- Sketch of the following five chapters -- 1 Why Should We Think of Structural Injustice when Speaking about Culture? -- 2 Communicative Democracy and Solidarity Across Racial and Sexual Differences -- 3 Routed Connections in Late Modern Times -- 4 Just Causes, Unruly Social Relations. Universalist-Inclusive Ideals and Dutch Political Realities -- 5 Diversity Politics and the Politics of Difference -- Index

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- About the Authors -- 1 Research Theatre -- 2 Theorizing Ecocide: The Theatre of Eco-Cruelty -- 3 A Research Theatre Process: The Ecocide Project -- 4 Staging Carla and Lewis -- 5 Carla and Lewis -- Program -- Bibliography -- Index

The threat of terrorism has become an ever present preoccupation, necessitating the constant review and updating of defensive strategies to counter it from national governments and policymakers. This book presents selected articles based on some of the lectures delivered at the NATO Centre of Excellence - Defence against Terrorism (COE - DAT) Advanced Training Course (ATC) Future Trends and New Approaches in Defeating the Terrorism Threat, held in Algiers, Algeria, in October 2011. Subjects covered by these articles include an overview of terrorism; respecting human rights in the countering of

The fight against terrorism is constantly in the news, and NATO has committed to the mission of counterterrorism as a central role of the alliance. This is a mission which requires the maximum cooperation of all NATO members and partners, and the sharing of knowledge and expertise is crucial to its success. This book presents the proceedings of the NATO Centre of Excellence - Defence against Terrorism (COE-DAT) Advanced Training Course 'Capacity Building in the Fight against Terrorism', held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in June 2012. The presentations were delivered by 11 expert practitioners and ac

Natural resources management has two principal dimensions : Science-illuminated (earth, space, hydrological, pedological, information, etc. sciences) management of local resources (waters, soils, bioresources, minerals, rocks, sediments, etc.) in an ecologically-sustainable manner, and Value-addition through processing of natural products, through the application of technology is most marked in the case of some mineral products. The wellness of a community is dependent upon the security of food, water, environment and energy. Such a security is best realised through science-illuminated (earth.

Socialism and counter-bureaucracy -- Shortages of expertise -- Political domination and its discontents -- Income inequities -- The house of deviants -- Campuses in distress -- Unsustainable socialist systems -- Rethinking socialism