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"Feminist Foreign Policy in Theory and in Practice outlines the foundations of feminist foreign policy and the fundamental concepts discussed and utilized by governments, civil society organizations, and those in the academic community as they define, formulate, and implement it. This book furthers the global conversation around how countries can develop and execute approaches to foreign policy and national security that go beyond conflict prevention and resolution and use a feminist or gendered lens. It reviews how governments have implemented feminist foreign, development, and trade policies at the multilateral and national levels; and sets forth the unique global role of the U.S. government, using diverse case studies to discuss what would be needed to implement a feminist foreign policy in the U.S. The authors provide a roadmap, stressing the necessity of applying a gendered analysis and perspective to all peace and security decision-making and involving women in all aspects of conflict prevention and resolution, peacebuilding, post-conflict reconstruction, and humanitarian relief. They tie together the movements for human rights, women's rights, feminism, and peace and security, highlighting how each of these strands bring key perspectives to the study of foreign policy. This book complements the study of the women, peace, and security agenda. It will be of great use to practitioners, including government officials, addressing issues of foreign policy, multilateral and bilateral engagement, and the promotion of gender equality and social inclusion. It will also be of interest to students and scholars of foreign policy, security studies, international relations, gender studies, development, governance, and political science"--

Sustainably achieving the goal of global food security is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. The current food system is failing to meet the needs of people, and at the same time, is having far-reaching impacts on the environment and undermining human well-being in other important ways. It is increasingly apparent that a deep transformation in the way we produce and consume food is needed in order to ensure a more just and sustainable future. This paper uses the concept of regime shifts to understand key drivers and innovations underlying past disruptions in the food system and to explore how they may help us think about desirable future changes and how we might leverage them. We combine two perspectives on regime shifts-one derived from natural sciences and the other from social sciences-to propose an interpretation of food regimes that draws on innovation theory. We use this conceptualization to discuss three examples of innovations that we argue helped enable critical regime shifts in the global food system in the past: the Haber-Bosch process of nitrogen fixation, the rise of the supermarket, and the call for more transparency in the food system to reconnect consumers with their food. This paper concludes with an exploration of why this combination of conceptual understandings is important across the Global North/ Global South divide, and proposes a new sustainability regime where transformative change is spearheaded by a variety of social-ecological innovations.

The paper deals with a couple of speculations by John E. Trent with respect to the state and impact of contemporary political science. It particularly takes issue with the Trent claim that political science must become more relevant and instead emphasizes the need for an independent science system. Furthermore, it accepts the notion that there is a problem with respect to overspecialization but regards this as a necessity if science and research want to move ahead. The Trent argument about schisms in political science theorizing and research methodology must be taken seriously, but can and should be counteracted by the good will of scholars to seek regular intellectual exchanges also in fields where controversy rages. Finally, it is argued in the paper that the Trent worldview is very much a North American one that should be balanced by looking also at other political science communities around the world. Adapted from the source document.

European 'syspondia' : theorizing a late-modern political aggregate / Dimitris N. Chryssochoou -- Cooperative federalism in the United States through a conceptual lens / John Kincaid -- Federalism and democracy : the need for a differentiated approach / Patricia Popelier -- Fortunes of federating units in India / Krishna K. Tummala -- Civil society and cooperative federalism in India : the need for a conceptual enquiry / G. Gopa Kumar -- Emerging trends in Indian federalism : collaboration, competition and coordination / Sandeep Shastri and Katyayani Singh -- The federal dynamics of Indian foreign policy : issues, concerns and trends / MJ Vinod, Lakshmi Karlekar and Joseph Chacko Chennatuserry -- COVID-19 and its impacts on cooperative federalism in Austria / Peter Bussjäger and Mathias Eller -- The political economy of cooperative federalism and the implementation of cooperative federalism in Germany / Roland Sturm -- Federalism and power-sharing as modes of diversity management in Europe / Soeren Keil -- Executive absolutism and decentralized governance : a study of the Sri Lankan provincial council system / Upul Abeyrathne and Sumudu Walakuluge -- Cooperative federalism in Nepal : practice and prospects / Thaneshwar Bhusal -- Cooperative federalism in a multinational country : examining the case of Pakistan / Stefy V Joseph and Jairam R Prabhu.

The First Part of the First Session of the United Nations General Assembly met in London from January 10 to February 14, 1946, and held thirty-three plenary meetings, at which delegates representing each of the 51 United Nations dealt primarily with matters of procedure and organization. The principal item on the agenda was the report of the Preparatory Commission, which contained recommendations designed to bring the United Nations into active operation.

Examines the extent of foreign influences on Swedish political science & their geographical origins. Previous studies of Swedish political science are reviewed. International influences on Swedish political science are identified by counting references per region in the theory & methods section of the political science doctoral dissertations presented at five Swedish universities; calculating the geographical distribution of references in articles appearing in Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift in 1971 & 2001; & gathering questionnaire data from Swedish political science professors. Findings indicate that Swedish political science is heavily influenced by international political science; this influence has not changed drastically since 1971. It is asserted that Swedish references in the dissertations or the major Swedish journal have remained the same because of the international competition. In addition, there seems to be an Anglo-American axis dominating Swedish political science. In terms of theory, that some 40% of references are from the US suggests an intellectual deficit in Swedish political science.