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Klappentext: Dieses Lehrbuch erlaubt Einblicke in das kürzlich etablierte internationale Sonderrechtsregime zu den Rechten indigener Völker. Dabei wird die Leserschaft von den Anfängen in den 1970er Jahren bis hin zu aktueller Rechtsprechung geführt. Angenommene internationale und regionale Normen werden mit gesellschaftspolitischen Herausforderungen kontrastiert. Ähnlich werden breitere Debatten rund um die Anerkennungs- und Dekolonialisierungspolitik, Multilateralismus-Systeme und globales Regieren, die Pluralisierung der Gesellschaft und ihrer Institutionen, Kollektivrechte und die Bedeutung ziviler, politischer, wirtschaftlicher, sozialer und kultureller Rechte eröffnet. Dieses gruppenspezifische Gebiet des internationalen Menschenrechtsschutzes wird somit mittels des internationalen Rechtes und sozio-politischen Herangehensweisen betrachtet.

Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography offered us a "fresh way of looking at maps", showing how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas, and walls. Since then, the geography hasn't changed, but the world has. Now, in this "wonderfully entertaining and lucid account, written with wit, pace, and clarity", Marshall takes us into ten regions set to shape global politics. Find out why US interest in the Middle East will wane; why Australia is now beginning an epic contest with China; how Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the UK are cleverly positioning themselves for greater power; why Ethiopia can control Egypt; and why Europe's next refugee crisis looms closer than we think, as does a cutting-edge arms race to control space. --

Nicholas Guittar draws on deeply personal interviews with young people to enhance our understanding of "coming out," revealing the changing dynamics of sexual identity. Guittar explores how mainstream norms continue to assert their influence over those with nonnormative sexualities. He also highlights the wide spectrum of coming out experiences. His important work sheds light on why, even though fewer people may remain closeted today than in the past, coming out is not a one-time event, but a lifetime process

In the wake of tremendous growth in the size and scope of their activities, as well as the increased complexity of their programs, how can large international NGOs work effectively--so that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts? James Crowley and Morgana Ryan address this question, drawing on their extensive hands-on experience to offer a practical and even provocative guide.The authors cover a range of essential topics, among them: What are INGOs good at? What should they be good at? Where does new technology fit in? What about accountability? What's the best way to tackle strategic planning? In the process, they challenge those in leadership positions to recognize and implement the changes that are needed so that their organizations can perform better--and stay relevant--in the decades to come

Economists broadly define financial asset price bubbles as episodes in which prices rise with notable rapidity and depart from historically established asset valuation multiples and relationships. Financial economists have for decades attempted to study and interpret bubbles through the prisms of rational expectations, efficient markets, equilibrium, arbitrage, and capital asset pricing models, but they have not made much if any progress toward a consistent and reliable theory that explains how and why bubbles (and crashes) evolve and are defined, measured, and compared. This book develops a new and different approach that is based on the central notion that bubbles and crashes reflect urgent short-side rationing, which means that, as such extreme conditions unfold, considerations of quantities owned or not owned begin to displace considerations of price.

Entwicklung im Sinne der schrittweisen Entfaltung der eigenen und/oder der gesellschaftlichen Fähigkeiten und Anlagen geschieht vor allem durch eigene Handlungen (Selbsthilfe), kann aber auch gezielt gefördert werden. Was genau die Entwicklung von Volkswirtschaften und Gesellschaften ausmacht, wurde in den verschiedenen Dekaden seit der Begründung der Entwicklungspolitik sehr unterschiedlich definiert. Joachim Betz fasst mit dieser Einführung die wichtigsten aktuell verwendeten Definitionen von Armut und Entwicklung zusammen und stellt die Bereiche vor, in denen Entwicklungspolitik besonders aktiv ist, welche Grundsatzfragen dabei diskutiert und wie ihre Erfolge gemessen werden. Dabei werden Themen von Ungleichheit, Bildung, Gesundheit und Bevölkerungsentwicklung bis hin zu Genderaspekten und guter Regierungsführung kritisch betrachtet und Maßstäbe vorgestellt.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Immediate Impact and Responses -- Law, Economics, and Compliance in the Times of COVID-19: A Behavioural Perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Choosing the Means to Promote the Goal: Nudges v. Mandates -- 3 Nudges: Behaviourally Informed Messaging, and Choice Architecture -- 3.1 Behaviourally Informed Messaging -- 3.2 Choice Architecture -- 4 Harnessing Social Norms -- 5 Behavioural Ethics: Addressing Motivated Reasoning and Partisanship -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Fake News in Times of Pandemic and Beyond: Enquiry into the Rationales for Regulating Information Platforms -- 1 Introduction: The Changing Landscape of Fake News -- 2 Regulating Online Platforms -- 2.1 Understanding Platforms as Information Intermediaries -- 2.2 Regulatory Initiatives Addressing the Platformization of the Media Space and Online Misinformation -- 2.2.1 Introduction -- 2.2.2 Developments in the United States -- 2.2.3 Developments in the European Union -- Remarks on the General Framework for the Protection of Freedom of Expression -- Specific Initiatives Regulating Platforms -- 3 Appraisal of the Emergent Regulatory Framework for Platforms -- References -- A Behavioural Economics Approach to the Covidian Crisis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Why Can We Not Learn from History? -- 3 Response to the Pandemic by Governments and Citizens -- 4 Behavioural Economics as a Public Health Support -- 5 Final Thoughts -- References -- Contracts and the Coronavirus Crisis: Emergency Policy Responses Between Preservation and Disruption -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Emergency Policy Responses -- 2.1 Responses for Commercial Contracts -- 2.2 Responses for Consumer Contracts -- 2.3 Responses for Employment Contracts -- 2.4 Responses for Lease Contracts -- 3 Preservation, but Excuses and Remedies -- 3.1 Subsequent Impossibility of Performance.

Aktuelle Kontroversen um die "Singularität des Holocaust" übergehen oftmals, dass es nach 1945 einige Zeit dauerte, bis die Ermordung der europäischen Jüdinnen und Juden in das Bewusstsein der europäischen Gesellschaften drang. Dieser Sammelband geht den Ursachen dafür nach, indem er die Gedächtnisgeschichte des Holocaust mit der politischen und Ideengeschichte des Kalten Krieges zusammenführt. Dabei zeichnen die deutsch- und englischsprachigen Beiträge nicht einfach die verspätete Rezeptionsgeschichte oder die offizielle Erinnerungskultur in verschiedenen europäischen Staaten nach. Vielmehr rücken sie die Frage nach der latenten Wirkung des Ereignisses ins Zentrum der Betrachtung, die wesentlich von nationalen Besonderheiten bestimmt wurde, und nähern sich diesen länderspezifischen Konstellationen über paradigmatische Biografien der politischen Linken an. Der Band bietet somit nicht nur einen innovativen Zugang zur Historisierung der 1950er und 1960er Jahre, sondern leistet auch einen Beitrag zur aktuellen Diskussion um die Möglichkeit eines multiperspektivischen Gedächtnisses.

Most recent works about the efforts of local communities caught up in a civil war have focused on their efforts to maintain security and safety from the violence that surrounds them. This book, in contrast, focuses on how local peacebuilding actors face new challenges and opportunities once a peace agreement has been signed at the national level. How local communities have coped with the demands of "peace" is the theme that runs through each chapter, written by authors with direct experience of grassroots communities struggling with such "problems of peace." Susan H. Allen is Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Peacemaking Practice at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, USA. Landon Hancock is Professor at Kent State University's School of Peace and Conflict Studies, USA. Christopher Mitchell is Emeritus Professor of Conflict Research at George Mason University's Carter School, USA. Cécile Mouly is Research Professor and Coordinator of the research group in Peace and Conflict at FLACSO Ecuador.