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"This book addresses the psychosocial causes, consequences, and underpinnings of intra-regional migration in Latin America. War, political instability, and disparities in wealth and opportunity have long driven migration within Latin America, and this process shows no sign of slowing. In this book, cross-cultural and social psychologists address the urgent issues that face migrants throughout Central and South America. This includes overt prejudice and discrimination, particularly toward immigrants of indigenous or African-American origin; micro-aggressions; the tendency to positively value fair skin and European surnames; as well as political questions regarding the nature of citizenship and nationhood and links between legacies of colonialism and slavery and present-day inequality. Contributors offer conceptual, theoretical, and methodological tools for understanding the psychological processes that underlie migration and intergroup contact. Chapters focus on migration between and within countries in Central and South America, including Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, and Brazil"--

Analyse der Wirtschaftspolitik der Frontstaaten, insbesondere Simbabwes, und ihre Auswirkungen auf Wirtschaftswachstum und Entwicklung dieser Länder. Kritik an den starken staatlichen Kontrollen in Simbabwe über ausländische Investitionen; pessimistische Zukunftsprognose, sollte sich das Investitionsklima nicht verbessern. Heftige Angriffe auf die Regierungen der Frontstaaten, denen vorgeworfen wird, ihre wirtschafts- und handelspolitischen Fehlentscheidungen dadurch verdecken zu wollen, daß Südafrika vor der Weltöffentlichkeit zum Sündenbock gemacht wird. (DÜI-Fwr)

Preface / Amb. Libe̹rat Mfumukeko -- Introduction: A Journey Towards Regional Integration / Jean-Marc Trouille -- Rethinking the Collapse of the First East African Community 1977: Lessons for the EU / Asteris Huliaras and Sophia Kalantzakos -- Contrasting Political Systems and the Challenge of Regional Integration: Uganda versus the rest in the EAC / Charles Amone -- Regulating the EAC: the origins, jurisdiction and authority of the East African Court of Justice / Helen Trouille -- An Analysis of Trade Trends in Africa: the EU and China in East Africa / -- Lynette Odondi -- The East African Community: Strong Dimensions, Weak Dimensions and Challenges / Jose̹ Mella -- Legal and Institutional Framework for Equitable Distribution of FDI in the EAC / Elvis Mbembe Binda -- Why the EU is Not Enough: EU member states' bilateral promotion of regional integration in the East African Community / Harrison Kalunga Mwilima -- The EAC and the Burundi Crisis: The East African Standby Force as an instrument for Security integration / Ge̹rard Birantamije -- South Sudan: Challenges and Opportunities as a Member State of the EAC / Dirk Hansohm -- Social Integration of the EAC: migration, education, normative power and human rights / Penine Uwimbabazi -- Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Civil Society and other Non- Government Organisations fostering Regional Integration: The case of the EAC / Julaina Obika and Moses Onyango -- Conclusion / Amb. Roeland van de Geer.

The study of international relations in or of Asia is no longer atheoretical, as was the case only three decades ago, when the Pacific Review was founded. But how serious are the efforts to study the international relations of Asia theoretically? Some Western scholars argue that writings on Asian International Relations (IR) are still peripheral to the major concerns and debates among IR theories such as realism, liberalism, and constructivism. The 'indigenization' of Asian IR theory remains limited by, among other factors, a tendency among local scholars to rely heavily on Western theories, and the close academia-officialdom nexus in the region that inhibits theoretical work. But this essay argues that Asia offers an opportunity to IR theory for broadening itself and shed its hitherto Westerncentrism, especially at a time of a 'global' turn in IR (global IR). Theoretical writings on Asian IR are already making a difference by exposing the limitations of mainstream IR theories in the regional context. And they have the potential to offer new and alternative concepts that are more contextually grounded and relevant for Global IR. At the same time, there remain some important conditions that must be met before theoretical writings on Asian IR can make further progress and realize their full potential. (Pac Rev/GIGA)

As with other countries, Malaysia expresses concern about national sovereignty and issues related to the distribution and balance of power. But Malaysia's foreign policy behaviour has some distinctive features, and these may be explained partly in terms of the heritage of pre-modern thinking. That heritage of non-Western International Relations (IR) — which includes perspectives on the character of the state, the interests of the state and international order (moral as well as political) — differs radically from post-Westphalian thinking. This article seeks to promote a dialogue between IR and Area Studies. It employs a textual analysis approach from the history of ideas in order to uncover concepts and perspectives which informed inter-polity behaviour in the pre-modern Malay world. It examines the consequences of the absence of national sovereignty as a key articulating concept, and also identifies a number of alternative local concepts that shaped Malay thinking about foreign relations, in particular the ideas of kerajaan (the ruler-centred polity) and nama (reputation, status). The article makes preliminary observations about the way pre-modern Malay ideas might be an influence on Malaysia's foreign relations today — for instance, in its China policy and particular approach towards ASEAN regionalism. It is argued that such ideas at the very least have provided reference points in the process of developing Malaysia's foreign policy. Detailed investigation of the Malay heritage, it is argued, is also valuable in advancing the study of non-Western IR. (Contemp Southeast Asia/GIGA)