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As multilateral negotiations become increasingly complex and protracted, preferential trade agreements have become the center of trade diplomacy, pushing beyond tariffs into deep integration and beyond regionalism into a web of bilateral deals, raising concerns about coercion by bigger players. This study examines American, European and Asian approaches to preferential trade agreements and their effects on trade, investment and economic welfare. It draws on theoretical works, but also examines the actual substance of agreements negotiated and envisaged.--Publisher's description.

Taking political participation seriously / Ellen Lust-Okar -- Participation under authoritarian rule -- The nature of political participation / Holger Albrecht -- Formal and informal venues of engagement / Laila al-Hamad -- Negotiating the electoral arena -- Intra-elite struggles in Iranian elections / Günes Murat Tezcür -- Competing for resources in Jordinian elections / Ellen Lust-Okar -- Inside Egyptian parliamentary campaigns / Samer Shehata -- Local elections in Gaza / Dag Tuastad -- Beyond electoral politics -- Opposition groups in Bahrain / Katja Niethammer -- Mapping participation in Egypt / Nihad Gohar -- The dynamics of civil society in Morocco / Driss Maghraoui -- The Moroccan parliament / Saloua Zerhouni -- Trade unions in Tunisia / Delphine Cavallo -- Conclusion -- Looking forward / Saloua Zerhouni

On the end of empires -- War and peace in the 20th century -- War, peace, and hegemony at the beginning of the 21st century -- Why America's hegemony differs from Britain's empire

Verlagstext: Das vorliegende Buch diskutiert Schwerpunkte der Auswärtigen Kulturpolitik und zeigt Perspektiven auf. Neben der Überprüfung von Anspruch und Wirklichkeit der Programmarbeit bilden die kulturelle