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From the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations to the NATO International Staff and the European External Action Service, international bureaucrats make decisions that affect life and death. In carrying out their functions, these officials not only facilitate the work of the member states, but also pursue their own distinct agendas. This book analyzes how states seek to control secretariats when it comes to military operations by international organizations. It introduces an innovative theoretical framework that identifies different types of control mechanisms. The book presents six empirical chapters on the UN, NATO, and EU secretariats. It provides new data from a unique dataset and in-depth interviews. It shows that member states employ a wide range of control mechanisms to reduce the potential loss of influence. They frequently forfeit the gains of delegation to avoid becoming dependent on the work of secretariats. Yet while states invest heavily in control, this book also argues that they cannot benefit from the services of secretariats and keep full control over outcomes in international organizations. In their delegation and control decisions, states face trade-offs and have to weigh different cost categories: the costs of policy, administrative capacity, and agency loss. This book will be of interest to scholars, postgraduates, and officials in international organizations and national governments, dealing with questions of international political economy, security studies, and military affairs.--

This book engages in a longitudinal analysis of the EU's participation in and impact on the global climate change regime, providing a thought-provoking audit of the potential and limits of the EU's influence as a foreign policy player in a major domain of global affairs.

Heroism and the construction of political community / Veronica Kitchen -- Medals and American heroic military masculinity after 9/11 / Jennifer G. Mathers -- Everyday heroics : motivating masculine protection in the private security industry / Kevin Partridge -- Rousseau, the general will, and heroism in drag : Waltz with Bashir as excessive Israeli heroism / Matthew Evans -- Excursions into marginality : digitalised memories of militarised masculinity in Rhodesian understandings of self / Ane M.Ø. Kirkegaard -- Unsung heroism? : showbusiness and social action in Britain's military wives choir(s) / Catherine Baker -- Bringing hyper-empowered individuals back into global affairs : the contested terrain between celebrity, hero and anti-hero status / Andrew F. Cooper -- Havel and Mandela : leadership and legitimacy at home and abroad / Barbara J. Falk -- Of the good ones : celebrity heroism and ending sexual violence in armed conflict / Megan Daigle

"Funding the Canadian City, a collection of papers on municipal taxation and finance by leading experts, emerging scholars, and policy makers in the field, sets out the financial challenges facing municipalities in Canada today and examines various practical means--some established, others prospective--of navigating these challenges. The contributors to this volume cover a range of topics, including the constitutional limitations on municipal revenue sources, the importance of linking taxes to expenditures, property (and property-related) taxes, user levies, and several emerging areas of municipal taxation: road tolls and congestion charges, taxation of the sharing economy (ride-sharing and short-term home rentals), and tax measures to address problems with housing affordability in Toronto and Vancouver."--

This document provides an initial version of the methodological approaches to be taken in the Congressionally-mandated study of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program at the five agencies accounting for 96 percent of the SBIR program expenditures. The proposed methodology draws extensively on the methodologies developed for the review of the previous National Research Council (NRC) assessment of the SBIR at the Department of Defense, SBIR: An Assessment of the Department of Defense Fast Track Initiative

"To the outside world, Quebec is Canada's most distinctive province. To many Canadians, it has sometimes seemed the most troublesome. But, over the last quarter century, quietly but steadily, it has wrestled successfully with two of the West's most daunting challenges: protecting national values in the face of mass immigration and striking a proper balance between economic efficiency and a sound social safety net. Quebec has also taken a lead in fighting climate change. Yet, many people--including many Quebeckers--are unaware of this progress and much remains to be done. These achievements, and the tenacity that made them possible, are rooted in centuries of adversity and struggle. In this masterful survey of the major social and economic issues facing Quebec, Robert Calderisi offers an intimate look into the sensitivities and strengths of a society that has grown accustomed to being misunderstood. In doing so, he argues that the values uniting Quebeckers--their common sense, courtesy, concern for the downtrodden, aversion to conflict, and mild form of nationalism, linked to a firm refusal to be homogenized by globalization--make them the most "Canadian" of all Canadians."--

The first decade of the 21st century raised many questions regarding hegemonic power. This system for managing global affairs has significant costs and limits. This book explores one alternative, global citizenship and more democratic global governance - an alternative that is arguably now both necessary and possible

Careers in International Affairs, now in its eighth edition, is the ultimate job hunting guide for anyone hoping to work in the U.S. government, international organizations, business, or nonprofits. This thoroughly revised edition provides up-to-date descriptions and data about careers in the global workplace and how to find themùalong with nearly 300 organization profiles. In addition to a remarkably broad and deep list of organizations and contacts, Careers in International Affairs offers insight and guidance from a career counselor, a graduate student, and practitioners in the international

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Organization of the Summit and This Proceedings -- MAIN STAGE: Introduction from the Partners -- FROM THE SCIENCE SESSIONS: Close to the Tipping Point -- 2 Our Planet -- MAIN STAGE: Our Planet: Its Health, Its People, Its Future -- MAIN STAGE: Updating the Concept of "Think Globally, Act Locally" -- MAIN STAGE: Four Dynamic Dialogues -- Science as a Human Right -- Economics of Inequality -- From Sustainability to Stability -- Technology's Promise -- FROM THE SCIENCE SESSIONS: Scientific Underpinnings -- White Paper on the Anthropocene -- Six Cross-Cutting Capacities of Sustainability Science -- Economics of Biodiversity -- The Role of the Ocean -- Reflections from Journal Editors-in-Chief -- References -- 3 Breakthroughs -- MAIN STAGE: Diverse Voices -- Next Generation -- Island Nations -- MAIN STAGE: A Commitment to Cooperation -- MAIN STAGE: Innovative Solutions -- Avenues for Action -- Giving Power to Solutions -- FROM THE SCIENCE SESSIONS: Science-Supporting Transformations -- Science for Transformative Change -- New Funding Models and Frameworks -- Key Building Blocks for Transformative Change -- FROM THE SCIENCE SESSIONS: Breakthroughs in Technologies and Social Innovation for Resilient Societies and Global Sustainability -- Important Innovations -- Mobilizing Political Will and Trust in Science -- References -- 4 Our Future -- MAIN STAGE: A View to the Future -- European Perspective -- Connecting Science and Engineering -- MAIN STAGE: Lessons from the Pandemic -- MAIN STAGE: Reaching Beyond Science: Spirituality and the Arts -- Paying Attention to "Inner Science" -- Messages within Music -- Greek Tragedy with a Modern Lesson -- SOLUTION SESSIONS -- Transformational Economics: Valuing Our Future.

This is the essential resource and job-hunting guide for all those interested in international careers in the US government, multinational corporations, banks, consulting companies, international and nongovernmental organizations, the media, think tanks, universities, and more. Careers in International Affairs, now in its ninth edition, provides up-to-date insights about the range of possibilities in the global workplace and tips on how to get these jobs-along with profiles of hundreds of important employers. This helpful guide includes a directory of more than 250 organizations who offer int