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In recent years the constitutional landscape of Southeast Asia has changed tremendously. Against a worldwide background of liberalization, globalization, and democratization, states in the region have begun to alter their constitutions, reinforcing human rights provisions, and putting in place institutional safeguards, such as constitutional courts and human rights commissions. On closer examination, however, the picture is very complex, with constitutional developments differing greatly between states. This book explores a range of current constitutional developments in the different states of Southeast Asia through a distinct political lens. Drawing on comparative and single case studies, it considers various constitutional areas, including constitution drafting, human rights, legal safeguards and the continuing role of the military, sets constitutional developments in the wider political and historical context of each country, and makes comparisons both with Western democracies and with other developing regions. The book concludes by assessing overall how far constitutional practices and trajectories are converging towards a liberal Western model or towards a distinctly Southeast Asian model.

The aim of this paper is to explore how classic upstream-downstream conflicts of water resources management can be interpreted more broadly in terms of spatial misfits and disparities between the river basin, territorial jurisdictions, degrees of political influence and socio-economic conditions. It applies the analytical concept of spatial fit in order to explore issues of governance in managing water in the Dongjiang River basin, selected by virtue of the huge political and economic asymmetries existing between the upstream Jiangxi Province and the downstream Pearl River delta region. Using the concept of spatial fit, the paper explores the complex environmental, socio-economic and political geographies which frame the interdependencies of water use and management within the river basin. It analyses attempts by stakeholders at different levels and locations in the basin to advance their own water-related interests and the initiatives some are developing to share benefits and costs more equitably across the basin. ; Peer Reviewed

There is a spectrum of approaches to understanding of the energy safety, policy, and diplomacy. Each country draws on the conditions of its power security. Global, regional and local levels of energy safety are identified. Nowadays, this problem is multidirectional and multidimensional. Aunique competitive advantage of Russia in the field of energy industry is used for solving its foreign policy issues. This tool will be applied in those cases and in that volume in which it will be necessary for maintenance of national interests. Energy resources and the transit infrastructure of Russia should be used effectively for strengthening of the role and the status of the Russian Federation on the global level.

"In this book, Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco examines the politics of empowerment of Dominican Americans in the United States. Covering the first two decades of the twenty-first century, Jiménez Polanco provides a new analytical perspective to understand the political development of a growing ethnic community that has been historically neglected in the studies of Latinx political development and whose peculiar characteristics represent a paradigmatic case that debunks pervading theories about immigrant communities' participation and representation in U.S. electoral politics. Rich archival research and interviews with key Dominican American leaders and activists shed light on how some patterns followed by Dominican Americans in their political empowerment correspond to those of other Latinx communities, while other patterns distinctly diverge from that common trend. Dominican American Politics: Immigrants, Activists, and Politicians serves as a perfect companion for courses on Latinx and Dominican studies, and U.S. ethnic politics"--

Machine generated contents note: Part One: 1947-1954 -- 1. Struggle for Survival -- 2. Consolidation -- 3. Democratic Process: Strains and Stresses -- 4. The Institutional Imbalance -- Part Two: 1954-1958 -- 5. Consensus by Command -- 6. Beginning of Coalition Governments -- 7. Confronting the Basic Issues -- 8. Termination of the Democratic Process -- Part Three: 1958-1969 -- 9. The First Martial Law Regime -- 10. Controlled Politics, Economic Development, -- and 'Bilateralism' -- 11. Elections, War, and the Tashkent Declaration -- 12. Downfall of the Ayub Regime -- Part Four: 1969-1971 -- 13. The Second Martial Law Regime -- 14. The General Elections, 1970 -- 15. Parties, Negotiations, and the Deadlock -- 16. Crisis, War, and Break-Up -- Bibliography -- Index

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- 1.Situating Simone de Beauvoir in Contemporary Political Theory -- PART I: Changing Myths -- 2. Incel Violence and Beauvoirian Otherness -- 3. Must We Eliminate All Myths? Simone de Beauvoir and the Myth-Affirmative Feminist Tradition -- 4. Beauvoir, Bardot, and Burqinis: Making Sense of Modern France -- PART II: Lived Ambiguities -- 5. Uses of Ambiguity as Tool: A Black Feminist Phenomenologist Reflects on the Year 2020 (and Ambiguous Futures) -- 6. Beauvoir, the Philosophy of Freedom, and the Rights of Black Women during French Colonial Times -- PART III: Situated Experiences -- 7. Old Age and the Question of Authenticity -- 8. Expectant Anxiety in The Second Sex -- PART IV: Fighting Back -- 9. 'Muscular Revolt': Resisting Gender Oppression through Counter-Violence -- 10. "I Didn't Ask for It": Balkan Women vs. the Invisibility of Rape -- 11. Why Thoughtfulness Matters: Black Lives Matter and Elsewhere -- Index.

"The aim of this book is to generate a strong operational ethic in the work of engineers from all disciplines. It provides numerous examples of engineers who sought to meet the highest ethical standards, risking both professional and personal retaliations. In short, it presents the fields of engineering ethics in the context of actual conflict situations on the job, and points to an urgent need for a strong ethical framework for the profession. This book is about engineering students and practitioners truly understanding, valuing, and championing their wider critical role. Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate and champion of engineers, wrote the preface"--

Since its independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has embarked on a series of major reforms aimed at the restructuring of the country's political, social and economic foundation. This book traces the history of these endeavours, examines the background to these reforms and evaluates the degree of their success and failure. Furthermore, it provides the reader with explanations and rationale for the adoption of what Zimbabwe's political elite sees as a Marxist programme of change

This book surveys Michel Foucault's thought in the context of his life and times, utilising the latest primary and secondary materials to explain the political implications of each phase of his work and the relationships between each phase. It also illustrates how his thought has been used in the political sphere and examines the importance of his work for politics today. One of the most prominent theorists in the contemporary humanities and social sciences, Foucault is known as a radical thinker who disturbs our understanding of society. He also presented a moving target, continually changing his concerns and his apparent position. So, until now, comparatively little attention has been given to his politics. Key Features. Engages with Foucault's entire corpus, from his first works right up to his posthumously published Coll÷ge de France lectures and the unabridged version of the History of Madness Looks at the theoretical reception of Foucault's thought and how it has been applied to real-world problems Student-friendly text boxes highlight and explain key ideas

The last millenium of Iranian history has been what might best be called the "Turanian period," a time of Turkish and Mongol rule and nomad domination. It is a period viewed by Iranians and most students of Iranian history with mixed, largely negative, feelings that reflect the experience and writings of the conquered peoples. The experience of the Turanians tends to be disregarded, only in part because they wrote very little about it. This essay considers the nature and some of the experience of the conquering Turanian nomad society.In discussing nomadism it is important to dispose of some perhaps tacit assumptions of cultural bias. The nomad should not be viewed as a mere vagabond or vagrant. He noves purposefully and he is far from lacking means of support, although they may be hidden over the hill or around the bend in the road.

Presented at the 9th international wildlife ranching symposium: wildlife - the key to prosperity for rural communities, held on 12-16 September 2016 at Hotel Safari & the Safari Court, Windhoek, Namibia. ; At the forthcoming CITES Conference of Parties the future of trade in several key species – rhinos, elephants and lions – will be bitterly contested. Swaziland's proposal to establish a legal trade in rhino horn will most likely be rejected, primarily for political reasons. Despite an apparent 'success' period of a decade from the mid-1990s, the CITES trade ban on rhino horn has mostly been a conservation failure since it was first established in the 1970s. The resurgence of poaching over the last decade presents a serious threat to wildlife ranchers and state parks agencies alike. Whereas some might regard the high value of rhino horn as an opportunity for wildlife ranching and the development of new community-based enterprises, various NGOs and governments only see it as a threat. Accordingly, their focus is on increased law enforcement supported by so-called demand reduction campaigns and they reject the notion of legal rhino horn trade as a possible solution. Why is this so and what are the implications for the wildlife ranching industry? My presentation will consider these questions by outlining both the economic and political factors at play. After explaining the motivations of legal trade opponents, I will outline the hurdles that the wildlife ranching industry must overcome, not only to ensure the future of rhinos, but to ensure the future of the wildlife ranching industry as a whole, which is now under threat from the current public mood and international policies that increasingly favour preservation and prohibition over sustainable use and trade.