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The author offers personal insight on Italian philosopher, Norberto Bobbio. He narrates his personal relationship with Bobbio, trying to describe the professor from a different perspective than those already offered by popular bibliographies & mainstream publications. The main focus is the important contribution that Bobbio offered in the political science arena. Tracing his biography & work from his contributions to juridical positivism, all the way to his public commitment as senator, the author offers an intimate relation of Bobbio's ideals & accomplishments as he shaped Italian political science, integrating it with philosophical elements. M. Williamson

The enlargement of Europe, the results of the European elections, & the adoption of a Constitution approved by the heads of state but not yet ratified by the member countries, as well as the arrival of a new commission on 1 Nov, conferred upon Europe a topic whose problems are not easily discerned. This is the reason why the author decided to interview different foundations -- Foundation Jean Jaures, Foundation Robert Schuman, Foundation pour l'Innovation Politique -- regarding their political vision for Europe. The author further introduces several contributors to this journal. Adapted from the source document.

In this article, the author shows how earlier institutional explanations of union strength are theoretically and methodologically flawed. At odds with earlier research, the author argues that two institutional properties—the degree of centralization in the bargaining system and the workplace access of the union movement— will interactively influence the unionization process. The results of empirical tests speak in favor of the stated hypothesis. The combination of centralized bargaining and workplace access does not only positively influence the aggregate density levels but also cushions the effects of industrial, occupational, and demographic factors on the probability of being a union member.

This article provides a non‐mainstream discussion on the value chain concept, which challenges generally believed positions in the area of supply chain management. The author argues that the ultimate consumer is the trigger in the supply chain. The article discusses the concept of value and the value chain, and proposes a modified meaning and interpretation of the value chain model from the point of view of a holistic supply chain context. The author proposes a modified consumer driven value chain diffusion model and an extended bi‐directional value chain diffusion model.

This article deals with photographic encounters in the Kalahari. The author discusses the role of photography in ethnographic fieldwork and issues surrounding photography as representation. He writes reflexively about his own experiences taking pictures in the Kalahari, his motivations and subjectivities, the reactions of his subjects, and the nature of financial demands made. The author compares his own photography with that of two photographers well known for their imaging of the San—Paul Weinberg and A. M. Duggan-Cronin—while dealing with his own subjectivity in relation to ethical and representational issues.

Abstract: In this article, the author sketches a picture of the development of Greek Civil Law, ranging from its historical roots to the challenges of the 21st century. Along this journey, she gives an overview of the structure and ideas of the Greek Civil Code; in particular, the law of obligations, tort law, property law, family law and inheritance law are addressed. After describing a host of amendments, the author discusses two characteristics of modern Greek Civil Law: the interpretation of the Greek Civil Code in the light of constitutional law, and the impact of Community measures.

The article reviews the importance of a stock market as one of the key institutions of the advanced market economy. The author argues that the country will not be able to proceed to more mature phases of development until its securities market can perform its basic functions. Convincing arguments are put forward against the established views on the impossibility to overcome disadvantages of the market mechanism in today's Russia. The author substantiates recommendations for promoting investment orientation of the stock market and frames a new concept of its state regulation.

The article is devoted to different questions of taxing excess profits generated by mineral resources extraction. The author begins with a brief review of the concept of rent evolution in the economic science. Then the modern point of view on this topic is presented. The new Russian tax on the mineral resources extraction is analyzed. The author comes to a conclusion of its non-usefulness if applied as an instrument of capturing economic rent. Different ways of improving natural resources taxation are considered, especially of using tax on additional profits from hydrocarbon raw materials recovery.

The author points out that after the transformational slump all post-Soviet economies stepped on the path of growth. But its nature, known as recovery growth, appears inevitably fading, and in today's Russia its capacity has been practically depleted. And now the problem is not to stir up the rates of growth that would be dangerous. The comprehensive, mutually related reforms are needed which will secure sustainable economic growth in the future. The author argues that the country should learn how to insure economic development by means of private incentives rather than state regulation mechanisms.

This article seeks to introduce the topic of disability to political theory via a discussion of some of the literature produced by disability theorists. The author argues that these more radical approaches conceptualise disability in ways that conflict with 'common-sense' notions of disability that tend to underpin political theoretical considerations of the topic. Furthermore, the author suggests that these more radical conceptualisations have profound implications for current debates on social justice, equality and citizenship that highlight the extent to which these notions are also currently underpinned by 'common-sense' notions of 'normality'.1

SummaryOn the occasion of a conference in honour of Ronald St. John Macdonald, the author revisits Macdonald's important 1974 article "The Relationship between International Law and Domestic Law in Canada." Macdonald's discussion of the judicial notice of international law by Canadian courts is considered in light of recent case law. In particular, the practice of international lawyers giving expert evidence on international law is criticized as inconsistent with the doctrine of judicial notice. Finally, the author reflects on Macdonald's view that a theoretical framework is needed to explain the reception of international law in the law of Canada

The author considers premises for and evolution of the basic concepts of democratic transition generated and developed in the Russian political science from 1987 to 2001. Special attention is given to methodological questions of studying the Russian democratization and causes for increasing crisis in the Russian transit fiudies ; The author considers premises for and evolution of the basic concepts of democratic transition generated and developed in the Russian political science from 1987 to 2001. Special attention is given to methodological questions of studying the Russian democratization and causes for increasing crisis in the Russian transit fiudies

Critiques the current Canadian approach toward foreign policy as smug, complacent, & self-deluded concerning Canadian values, virtues, & morals. The author questions whether Canadian cultural, intellectual, & academic activities & accomplishments should be placed on public display abroad; whether foreign policies should be based on the idea that Canadian values & culture would benefit all people & cultures; & whether their foreign efforts should propagate & proselytize their putative values. The author concludes that Canadians should recognize that their economic success & multicultural development is due as much to their geography & resources as to the quality of their souls. L. A. Hoffman