Regional institutions are an increasingly prominent feature of world politics. Their characteristics and performance vary widely: some are highly legalistic and bureaucratic, while others are informal and flexible. They also differ in terms of inclusiveness, decision-making rules and commitment to the non-interference principle. This is the first book to offer a conceptual framework for compari…
This book discusses the principles and practices of geopolitics before World War II. The book consists of ten chapters divided in two parts about geopolitics in principle such as definition and scope of geopolitics, evolution of geopolitics, and the prime factors of geopolitics, and geopolitics in practice suc as the third Reich of geopolitics in action, the geopolitical strength of the United …
The presentation of the Harper government's economic and fiscal statement in the House of Commons on Thursday 27 November 2008 set off a political explosion in Canada's parliamentary life, the likes of which have not been seen since the King-Byng affair of 1926.
This books draws on deliberations and papers delivered at a number of study groups and conferences jointly organized on this topic over the past three years. These Finding are supplemented by specially commissioned chapters. The aim of this volume is to outline some of the strategies parliaments and parliamentarians can adopt to reduce the incidence of conflict and effectively manage conflict w…