Suchergebnisse

Analyzes the Nov. 1995 agreement between Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Croatia from the perspective of boundary and frontier studies and peace geography.

Examines the static political, economic, and social situation since the Nov. 1995 elections, in light of continued Islamic fundamentalist terrorism and single-party rule; Algeria. Summary in English p. 424 and Spanish p. 440.

History of Croat and Serb nationalism; ethnic, religious, political, and territorial aspects, including Bosnia-Herzegovina; since the 19th century. Position of both groups within the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires and the first (1918-41) and second (1946-91) Yugoslav states.

Examines processes of reconciliation and political transition from authoritarian regimes and civil war to democracy; problems of social marginalization and continuing violence; Latin America. Summaries in English p. 426 and Spanish p. 440.

Examines UN mediation efforts to end the conflict between Polisario Front guerrillas and the Moroccan government; focus on problems of organizing the plebiscite following the 1991 cease-fire agreement. Summaries in English p. 430-1 and Spanish p. 444. Difficulties facing the UN mission (Minsuro) include definition of the electorate, exile of part of the Sahrawi population, nomadic lifestyle of remaining tribes, and refugees.

Examines voter behavior in elections to the European Parliament, 1976-94.

Whether the new Canadian foreign policy announced in Feb. 1995 by the administration of President Jean Chrétien should be regarded as liberal internationalism or neorealism; 6 articles. Papers presented at a conference organized by the Centre d'Etudes des Politiques Etrangères et de Sécurité, held in Montreal, Canada, Nov. 24, 1995. Summaries in English. Includes relations between the US and the European Union, peacekeeping operations of the UN as indicative of the continuing process of UN reform, significance of the proposed Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), and Canadian assistance to developing countries.

View that the 1993 Oslo peace accord was fundamentally flawed; examines positions of Israel's Netanyahu administration, Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, and Islamic fundamentalists. Summaries in English p. 475 and Spanish p. 491.

Argues that the evolution of a common immigration policy in the European Union reflects the wish to regulate flows of immigrants shown by a number of cooperation agreements with surrounding regions; suggests that these agreements represent a backlash against globalization of the labor market. Summary in English.

Effects of "turbo-capitalism," monetarism, and the illusion of free marketeering on society and the global economy; relationship of unemployment, deflation, and huge corporate profits; example of high-technology industries. Summary in English p. 423 and Spanish p. 439.

Compares use of ethnic, religious, national, or cultural imagery in television advertisements for candidates in the 1992 national elections.

Examines how a small number of well-informed or affluent responders to a public opinion survey can have a disproportionate effect on the outcome; some focus on likelihood of conservative views being overstated; US.

Examines the likely social impacts of the proposed European Monetary Union and single currency and the different levels, local, national, and federal, at which changes will be introduced and regulated; European Union. Summary in English.

View that the abolition of the electoral college in 1994 and the introduction of a new system of direct presidential elections was necessary to the stability of democracy.

Address by the Serbian president and head of the Yugoslav delegation after signing the peace agreement, done at Paris, France, Dec. 14, 1995.