Developing a framework to study "what makes a region," Amitav Acharya investigates the origins and evolution of Southeast Asian regionalism and international relations. He views the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) "from the bottom up" as not only a U.S.-inspired ally in the Cold War struggle against communism but also an organization that reflects indigenous traditions. Although Acharya deploys the notion of "imagined community" to examine the changes, especially since the Cold War, in the significance of ASEAN dealings for a regional identity, he insists that "imagination" is itself not a neutral but rather a culturally variable concept. The regional imagination in Southeast Asia imagines a community of nations different from NAFTA or NATO, the OAU, or the European Union.
In this new edition of a book first published as The Quest for Identity in 2000, Acharya updates developments in the region through the first decade of the new century: the aftermath of the financial crisis of 1997, security affairs after September 2001, the long-term impact of the 2004 tsunami, and the substantial changes wrought by the rise of China as a regional and global actor. Acharya argues in this important book for the crucial importance of regionalism in a different part of the world.
Описание: The south-eastern flank of Europe has seen a remarkable variety and intensity of migration flows in recent decades. Based on new empirical research, this book explores the complex dynamics between migration and transnationalism on the one hand, and uneven development on the other.
Автор: Bontje Название: Inventive City-Regions ISBN: 1138269883 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138269880 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7961.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Virtually every city-region in West and Central Europe has developed policies and strategies to attract, retain and encourage creative industries and knowledge-intensive services. Since most of these citiy-regions tend to see a creative knowledge economy as 'the best bet for the future', one of the main goals of such policies and strategies is increasing the international competitiveness of their city-region. Using the cities of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Birmingham, Helsinki, Leipzig, Manchester, and Munich as case studies, this book explores the spatial, economic, historical, socio-demographic, socio-cultural and political conditions that may determine whether a city-region is or can become attractive for creative and knowledge-intensive companies, and for the talented people working for or founding these companies. A comparison of the case studies and an overview of the key findings, similarities and differences which lead to policy recommendations as well as suggested directions for further research will make this book attractive to urban and regional academics, planners and students.
Описание: La signature le 22 mai 2003 a Kiev de la Convention cadre pour la protection et le developpement durable des Carpates constitue l’acte fondateur de la construction d’un nouvel espace transnational visant la mise en application de politiques environnementales coordonnees a l’echelle du massif de montagne. Cet ouvrage reinvente l’exercice de la monographie regionale en apprehendant cette region des Carpates au prisme des institutions et des organisations qui l’ont objectivee et qui interagissent dans sa gouvernance depuis une dizaine d’annees. Dans cette perspective, les Carpates ne figurent jamais dans cette etude comme un objet en soi, mais comme une region objectivee par des discours, des inscriptions et des pratiques d’acteurs. Grace a une enquete ethnographique menee au secretariat de la Convention des Carpates administre ad interim par le Programme des Nations-Unies pour l’Environnement, cette etude ouvre la boite noire d’institutions environnementales qui restent largement meconnues du grand public et des chercheurs eux-memes. Elle retrace les etapes par lesquelles la region des Carpates prend forme, souvent de maniere contestee, et se trouve progressivement institutionnalisee.
Описание: This book argues there is inevitably a close relationship between geoeconomics and geosecurities, and considers the challenges and opportunities for the emerging Indian Ocean regionalism arising from this relationship.
Автор: Kingsolver Ann, Balasundaram Sasikumar Название: Global Mountain Regions: Conversations Toward the Future ISBN: 0253036860 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253036865 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5643.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: No matter where they are located in the world, communities living in mountain regions have shared experiences defined in large part by contradictions. These communities often face social and economic marginalization despite providing the lumber, coal, minerals, tea, and tobacco that have fueled the growth of nations for centuries. They are perceived as remote and socially inferior backwaters on one hand while simultaneously seen as culturally rich and spiritually sacred spaces on the other. These contradictions become even more fraught as environmental changes and political strains place added pressure on these mountain communities. Shifting national borders and changes to watersheds, forests, and natural resources play an increasingly important role as nations respond to the needs of a global economy. The works in this volume consider multiple nations, languages, generations, and religions in their exploration of upland communities' responses to the unique challenges and opportunities they share. From paintings to digital mapping, environmental studies to poetry, land reclamation efforts to song lyrics, the collection provides a truly interdisciplinary and global study. The editors and authors offer a cross-cultural exploration of the many strategies that mountain communities are employing to face the concerns of the future.
Автор: Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi, Shadrack Wanjala Nasong`o Название: Regime Change and Succession Politics in Africa: Five Decades of Misrule ISBN: 0415534089 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415534086 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22968.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Bringing together scholars from a wide array of disciplines - including anthropology, economics, history, sociology, and political science - this volume addresses the problems of the regime change and state failure in Africa in the context of the global economy, but from a specifically African perspective, arguing that the underdevelopment of the African economy is linked to the underdevelopment of the continents' nation states.
Описание: This book argues there is inevitably a close relationship between geoeconomics and geosecurities, and considers the challenges and opportunities for the emerging Indian Ocean regionalism arising from this relationship.
Автор: Kingsolver Ann, Balasundaram Sasikumar Название: Global Mountain Regions: Conversations Toward the Future ISBN: 0253036852 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253036858 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 11286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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No matter where they are located in the world, communities living in mountain regions have shared experiences defined in large part by contradictions. These communities often face social and economic marginalization despite providing the lumber, coal, minerals, tea, and tobacco that have fueled the growth of nations for centuries. They are perceived as remote and socially inferior backwaters on one hand while simultaneously seen as culturally rich and spiritually sacred spaces on the other. These contradictions become even more fraught as environmental changes and political strains place added pressure on these mountain communities. Shifting national borders and changes to watersheds, forests and natural resources play an increasingly important role as nations respond to the needs of a global economy.
The works in this volume consider multiple nations, languages, generations, and religions in their exploration of upland communities' responses to the unique challenges and opportunities they share. From paintings to digital mapping, environmental studies to poetry, land reclamation efforts to song lyrics, the collection provide a truly interdisciplinary and global study. The editors and authors offer a cross-cultural exploration of the many strategies that mountain communities are employing to face the concerns of the future.
Автор: Nienaber Название: Globalization and Europe`s Rural Regions ISBN: 1138546518 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138546516 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7654.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book examines the multiple ways in which rural regions in Europe are being restructured through globalization and the regional development responses that they have adopted. It provides an understanding of the key challenges and opportunities for rural regions arising from the major economic, social, political and cultural changes associated with globalization, including trade liberalization and economic deregulation, increased international migration, and the rise of global consciousness about environmental issues. Drawing on examples and findings from a major European research project, DERREG, the book presents detailed case studies of ten regions in different parts of Europe, exploring the factors that lead to different experiences of globalization in each of the regions, and highlighting examples of good practice in regional development responses. The book concludes by proposing a typology of regional responses to globalization and considering the policy implications of the research findings. As such, ’Globalization and Europe’s Rural Regions’ is important reading for geographers, sociologists, planners and economists interested in understanding the impact of globalization in rural regions, and for rural development professionals seeking to mobilize effective responses.
Автор: Laruelle Marlene Название: New Mobilities and Social Changes in Russia S Arctic Regions ISBN: 1138191477 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138191471 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Dr. Marlene Laruelle is Associate Director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) and Research Professor of International Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University. She previously was a Visiting Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2005 2006). She holds a Ph.D. from the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Cultures in Paris. She has authored numerous books, including "Russian Eurasianism: An Ideology of Empire" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008), "In the Name of the Nation: Nationalism and Politics in Contemporary Russia" (Palgrave, 2009), and "Russia s Strategies in the Arctic and the Future of the Far North" (M.E. Sharpe, 2013). She recently edited "Eurasianism and the European Far Right. Reshaping the Russia-Europe relationship" (Lexington, 2015). She is a co-PI on several NSF grants devoted to Arctic Urban Sustainability."
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