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Opening up and zooming in: The case of the FAO -- Methodological toolbox: Grounded theory, multi-sited ethnography, and discourse analysis -- Institutional roadblocks to mainstreaming the right to food in the FAO -- Nesting the analytical results within relevant academic debates -- Towards awareness-based systemic change in IOs

Introduction : rethinking Benedict XV's contribution to international relations -- PART I. THE VATICAN AND CATHOLIC INTERESTS IN PREWAR AND WARTIME GREATER SYRIA, 1914-1917. Benedict XV, Pope of Peace -- Protection of Catholics in the Ottoman Empire -- Vatican wartime foreign policy -- Protection of Catholic clergy and property -- Benedict XV's humanitarian assistance -- PART II. POSTWAR PROTECTION OF CATHOLIC INTERESTS, 1917-1922. The Holy See and the postwar world order -- The Holy See and Syria -- The Holy See and Palestine -- Conclusion.

This book asks anew whether there really was European integration before 1914. By focussing on quantitative (economic indicators) and qualitative data (the international regulation of patents, communication networks, social policy and plant protection), the authors re-evaluate European integration of the time and address the politics of seemingly apolitical cooperation. The authors show that European integration was multifaceted and cooperation less the result of intent, than of incentives. National polities and international regimes co-shaped each other. The result is a book that achieves two things: offer stand-alone chapters that shed light on specific developments and - these read altogether - develop a bigger picture. It will be of interest to researchers and students of economic history, as well as those interested in the history of internationalism and globalisation. Yaman Kouli is a researcher at the Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf. He has held numerous other positions, including as research assistant at the Chemnitz University of Technology and an A.SK-fellow at the Berlin Social Science Centre. From 2018 to 2020, he was Feodor-Lynen fellow and received a scholarship from the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation. His fields of expertise are Poland's economic history during the 20th century, the knowledge-based economy and European integration. Léonard Laborie has been a research fellow at the CNRS, UMR Sirice in Paris since 2010. He received his PhD in contemporary history from Sorbonne University. His research deals with the interactions between science, technology and diplomacy in the making of Europe since the 1850s. He was chairman of the Tensions of Europe Research Network on History, Technology and Europe from 2019 to 2022.

Intro -- Introduction -- Contents -- 1 The Nature of Economic Diplomacy and Foreign Policy-Making -- 2 The Focus of Economic Diplomacy Foreign Policy-Making -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 A Brief Examination and Analysis of the Documents -- 2.2.1 The Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, 1974 -- 2.3 The Doha Development Round -- 2.4 A Brief Examination of the Doha Ministerial Declaration, 2001 -- 2.5 Conclusions -- 3 The Tenets of Economic Diplomacy and Foreign Policy-Making -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Principal Tenets of Economic Diplomacy -- 3.2.1 Reciprocity -- 3.2.2 A Meaningful Co-operation? -- 3.2.3 Resolution of Issues and Matters of "International Concern" -- 3.3 Development of Framework Law -- 3.3.1 The UN Code of Conduct on Transnational Corporations -- 3.4 Conclusions -- 4 The Boundaries of Economic Diplomacy and Foreign Policy-Making -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, 1974 -- 4.3 The Nature of Economic Rights and Duties of States -- 4.4 Conclusions -- 5 Economic Diplomacy and Commercial Diplomacy -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Examining the Differences Between Economic Diplomacy and Commercial Diplomacy -- 5.3 Challenges for Developing Sending and Receiving States -- 5.4 Conclusions -- 6 Emerging Markets and Diplomacy -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The General Characteristics of Emerging Economies and Economic Diplomacy -- 6.3 Certain Emerging Market Profiles -- 6.3.1 Brazil -- 6.3.2 China -- 6.3.3 India -- 6.4 Comments -- 6.5 The Nature of Competitiveness Between the Traditionally Rich Economies and the Emergent Economies -- 6.6 Should Emerging Economies Be Westernised or Modernised? -- 6.7 Emerging Markets and Diplomacy -- 6.8 Conclusions -- 7 The Changing Pattern of International Economic Diplomacy -- 8 Negotiating Techniques in Economic Diplomacy -- 8.1 Introduction.

Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Abstract -- 1 Thinking About Joint Venture Agreements as the Result of a Decision-Making Process -- 1 Question of the Book -- 2 Contribution of This Book to Academic Literature -- 3 Theoretical Basis of the Book -- 3.1 Micro-level Analysis: The Perspective of International Oil Companies -- 3.2 Macro-level Analysis: The Perspective of the Organisational Culture of the Qatari Gas Industry -- 4 Research Design -- 4.1 Qualitative Strategy for Exploring the Preference for Joint Venture Agreements -- 4.2 Case Study Design: The Case of the Qatari Gas Industry -- 5 Collecting and Analysing Data About the Preference for Joint Venture Agreements in the Qatari Gas Industry -- 5.1 Triangulation of Data Collection Techniques -- 5.1.1 Documents as the First Source of Data -- 5.1.2 Interviews as a Second Data Collection Method -- 5.2 Thematic Analysis of Qualitative Data -- 5.2.1 Thematic Analysis of Documents -- 5.2.2 Thematic Analysis of Interview Data -- 6 Structure of This Book -- 2 The Relevance of Dunning's Ownership, Location and Internalisation Advantages for Explaining Why International Oil Companies Engage in Joint Venture Agreements in the Qatari Gas Industry -- 1 Three Key Reasons for the Relevance of Dunning's Eclectic Paradigm -- 2 Comparative Analysis of Co-operation Agreements in the Gas Industry -- 2.1 Why are Joint Venture Agreements Foreign Direct Investment? -- 2.2 Classification of Co-operation Agreements according to Different Modes of Entry -- 2.2.1 Foreign Direct Investment in the Qatari Gas Industry -- 2.2.2 New Forms of Investment in the Qatari Gas Industry -- 3 The Evolution of Dunning's Eclectic Paradigm -- 3.1 The Evolution of Location (L) Advantages.

This article looks at the evolution of international competitiveness in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s, focusing on the microeconomic and sectoral aspects. It evaluates the competitive performance of the region's countries, contrasting it with that of their main competitors in the developing world; it analyses the corporate actors involved, including the subsidiaries of transnational enterprises and large locally owned firms; and it sets forth some political considerations. (CEPAL Rev/DÜI)

Chapter 1. Beyond News and Rumours: Political Economy of Kidnapping and Insecurity in Nigeria -- Chapter 2. One Means, Multiple Ends: A Strategic Framework of Understanding Kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 3. History of Kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 4. Ungoverned spaces and Kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 5. Oil-related kidnapping in the Niger Delta -- Chapter 6. Boko Haram and Kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 7. Armed Banditry and Kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 8. Kidnapping for Ransom -- Chapter 9. Kidnapping for Ritual -- Chapter 10. Kidnapping and Baby Factory in Nigeria -- Chapter 11. Human Trafficking as Kidnapping by Other Means -- Chapter 12. Gender Dimensions of Kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 13. Nigeria and the Transnationalisation of Kidnapping in the Lake Chad Region and the Gulf of Guinea -- Chapter 14. Kidnapping for Ransom (K4R) and the Challenges of Nigeria's International Image -- Chapter 15. State responses to the menace of kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 16. Non-state responses to kidnapping in Nigeria -- Chapter 17. Kidnapping and Hostage Negotiation in Nigeria -- Chapter 18. Journalism practice in an era of hostage taking: Media coverage of kidnappings in Nigeria -- Chapter 19. Concluding Reflections: On the Political Economy of Kidnapping in Nigeria.

India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are civilisational partners and belong to a shared geography. They not only share land and maritime borders, engagements between India and ASEAN have expanded from trade and investment to culture, science and technology, connectivity and sustainable development. The year 2022 marks the 30 years of partnership between ASEAN and India. In the last three decades, ASEAN and India have elevated their relations from the sectoral level to summit level to comprehensive strategic partnership level. The book Thirty Years of ASEAN-India Relations: Towards Indo-Pacific, presents rich prescriptions for the future. It covers a wide range of topics in the fields of economics, geography, history, archaeology, international trade, tourism, migration, and infrastructure for transport. The authors of the chapters are from diverse fields of academic disciplines from India and the ASEAN. Published to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-India relations, this book is a valuable resource for practitioners and scholars who are interested in economic integration. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)

This paper investigates the impact of international shocks - interest rate, commodity price and industrial production shocks - on key macroeconomic variables in ten Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries by using near-VAR models and monthly data from the early 1990s to 2009. In contrast to previous work, the empirical analysis takes explicit account of the possibility of (multiple) structural breaks in the underlying time series. We establish strong evidence of structural breaks, particularly along the years 2007 and 2008, suggesting the very relevant impact of the recent global crisis on CEE economies. Moreover, our results suggest that the way how countries react to world commodity price shocks is related to the underlying economic structure and the credibility of the monetary policy. We also find that some countries like Slovakia and Slovenia - already euro area members - react stronger to foreign industrial production shocks than other countries and that the responses to such shocks are strongly correlated for selected CEE countries. Nevertheless, our results also shed light on substantial differences in responses to foreign interest rate shocks that originate from the US or the euro area.

The 1990-91 Gulf War, the Israeli-PLO agreement, instances of political and economic reform, and the radical political reassertion of Islam, all indicate that the post-Cold War Middle East is in the grip of dramatic changes. This has generated considerable enthusiasm. Yet such transformation to the political landscape bring with them daunting difficulties. The Middle East faces a host of problems urgently in need of solutions if a successful new world order is to be built on the ruins of the old. In this book, an international group of scholars addresses these issues, and considers the options for the political, social, and economic reconstruction of the region. Themes covered include: democratisation; the Arab state system in the new global environment; the civil war in Arabia; security structures; the Arab-Israeli conflict; the role and potential contribution of pan-Islamism and pan-Arabism; and the prospects for economic revival. Throughout, the linkages between regional dynamics and the changing global environment are highlighted. Case-studies are drawn from the whole region: from North Africa to the Gulf, and from Syria to Yemen

The trend towards parliamentarization in international politics is too strong to be missed: Inter-parliamentary institutions that were previously far removed from the public spotlight have become attractive political forums. This is due to the increasing shift of political decision-making processes to an international level. Many factual issues today have international dimensions & can only be resolved in cooperation with other states & international organizations. The expectations associated with the interparliamentary movement are twofold: It serves to compensate lawmakers for their diminishing political influence & helps to balance the democratic deficits of international organizations. The still-nascent parliamentarization of the UN has no parliamentary component yet, although it has recently begun to assign higher priority to the integration of national parliaments. The closer ties between the UN & national parliaments are primarily the achievement of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Despite successes such as those of the IPU there are also reasons why parliamentarization is still lagging behind. Therefore, recommendations concerning future steps are needed. Adapted from the source document.