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The author describes the political situation & the relations among the victorious powers following WWII as well as their intention to create such an international organization for protecting peace & security, which would avoid the shortcomings of its predecessor, the League of Nations. Though this goal has been only partly achieved, the Organization of the United Nations has significantly contributed in preventing many political crises to escalate into wider conflicts. Adapted from the source document.

The author addresses a few of the many issues relating to Chinese macroeconomic policy. After describing the basic conditions that structure China's macroeconomic problems, he shows that the retreat of the state from most spheres of the economy has not been accompanied by a similar reduction in state fixed investment. The enormous pressures on the banking system by shrinking state revenues and large state investment are examined. (DÜI-Sen)

Examines the election of Aug. 16, 1994, which resulted in a change of government when the People's Alliance coalition won a narrow majority.

THE AUTHOR FEELS THAT THIS YEAR, A CLEAR MAJORITY OF QUEBECERS WILL CHOOSE TO GIVE THEMSELVES A REAL COUNTRY. THE CASE FOR INDEPENDENCE DRAWS STRENGTH FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S INCESSANT INFRINGEMENTS OF QUEBEC'S JURISDICTION AND FROM THE DECISIONS OF THE CANADIAN SUPREME COURT TO SHORTEN THE LIST OF QUEBEC'S POWERS. THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES QUEBEC'S DETERMINATION TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY OF NATIONS WHICH ULTIMATELY STEMS FROM ITS OWN SUCCESSES.

"BRUSSELS" IS A CONVENIENT SHORTHAND TERM ENCOMPASSING A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS AND ACTORS, INCLUDING THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COMMISSION, AND THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL. IN THIS ESSAY, THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE ROLES OF SEVERAL BRUSSELS COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COMMISSION, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL, AND THE CONFERENCE OF PARLIAMENTS. HE ALSO EXAMINES PROPOSALS FOR CREATING A SECOND PARLIAMENTARY CHAMBER FOR THE EU AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE MAASTRICHT TREATY RATIFICATION PROCESS.

RUSSIA IS SEEKING TO REDEFINE ITS PLACE IN WORLD AFFAIRS. AMONG THE KEY CRITERIA BEING USED TO DEFINE RUSSIA'S SPECIAL INTERESTS AND THUS ITS NEW FOREIGN POLICY ARE THE COUNTRY'S SPATIAL DIMENSIONS AND ITS ALTERED GEOPOLITICAL POSITION IN RELATION TO EUROPE AND ASIA -- OR, AS IT IS INCREASINGLY EXPRESSED, AS A EURASIAN POWER. IN THIS ESSAY, THE AUTHOR EXPLORES RUSSIA'S NEW EURASIANISM AND HOW IT IS REFLECTED IN ITS EVOLVING FOREIGN POLICY.

TAKING A CUE FROM THE ADMISSION THAT "WOMEN WRITING IN INDIA" MARKS A DIFICULT AND INVENTIVE MOMENT IN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF (INDIAN? GLOBAL?) FEMINIST CRITICISM, THE AUTHOR SITUATES THIS ESSAY AS A CRITICAL/THEORETICAL PREAMBLE TO THE MORE CHALLENGING TASKS AHEAD FOR ELITE FEMINIST READERS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER EDITORS. SHE ADDRESSES THE TRANSNATIONAL TRAVEL OF TEXTS AS SHE EXAMINES THE POLITICS OF EDITORIAL INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION IN THE PRODUCTION OF LITERARY ANTHOLOGIES.

The author notes that it is a staple of Chinese legal literature that the judgments of Chinese courts in civil and economic cases are plagued by a worryingly low execution rate. He inquires into the ability of successfull litigants in civil and economic cases to vindicate their rights in a very practical way by collecting judgments in their favour, and finds a worryingly low execution rate of judgments by Chinese courts. (DÜI-Sen)

After discussing the term "growth triangle" as a form of transnational production, the author points out that the dynamics of transnational economic linkages in Southeast Asia cannot be properly understood without recognition of its political and security underpinnings. He examines both security-enhancing and security-diminishing implications of the emergence of growth triangles in Southeast Asia and assess their overall impact on domestic, inter-state and regional security relations. (DÜI-Sen)

From January 29 to March 4, 1995, the Centre for International Strategy and Policy of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, USA, held an international conference that aimed at developing a conception of a limited nuclear-free zone in Northeast Asia (LNFZ). The author discusses the views of the representatives (mostly ex-generals) of various institutes in the USA, Russia, the PRC, Japan and South Korea at the conference. (DÜI-Sen)

Conflicts and Spheres of Political Activity in Algeria, by Benjamin Stora
This article aims to illustrate that a sphere of political activity does exist in Algeria, one that is made up of traditional forces, the present regime, the army and a Democratie movement. This description breaks with the analysis that shows Algeria slipping into mindless violence. The author attempts to foresee several solutions to the dreadful war from which the country suffers.

"The work that provided the basis for this publication was supported by funding under an award with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The substance and findings of the work are dedicated to the public. The author and publisher are soley responsible for the accuracy of the statements and interpretations contained in this publication. Such interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government." ; Mode of access: Internet.

ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST FOREIGNERS HAVE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY SINCE 1991 IN GERMANY. THE AUTHOR UNDERLINES THE WAVE-LIKE PROCESS OF ESCALATION AND TRIES TO IDENTIFY TRIGGERING AND AMPLIFYING FACTORS (POLICE REACTION, POLITICAL DEFICITS, PUBLIC OPINION). HE ANALYSES POLICE DATA CONCERNING BIOGRAPHICAL AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PERPETRATORS AND DISCUSSES SOME OF THE PROMINENT SCIENTIFIC INTERPRETATIONS (DISINTEGRATION, INDIVIDUALISATION, RIGHT-WING ACTIVITIES) CONCERNING THE RECENT WAVES OF RIGHT-WING AND XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE IN GERMANY.

This essay deals with the essentialism controversy concerning Luce Irigaray through looking into her strategic use of mimicry, which has not been fully addressed by her critics. The author argues that what appear to be essentialist elements in Irigaray's writings are in fact the "sites" where she is mimicking the phallogocentric discourse in order to uncover its essentialist and "sexed" nature and at the same time to resist being reabsorbed into its reductive order.