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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 On Planetary Realism -- References -- 2 Age of the Anthropocene -- Global Justice -- Great transformation -- China's Rise to Power -- Anglosphere against China -- References -- 3 War Against China -- Geopolitics of World Domination -- Demonisation and Militarisation -- Global Confrontation -- Politics of Deceit and Lying -- Why Elites Lie -- References -- 4 Planetary Realism -- Planetary Sovereignty -- Dangerous Nation -- Dangerous Ally -- Contradictions -- Reconciliation with Asia -- References -- Index.

"In his critical analysis of the geopolitical economy of Australia., Erik Paul establishes causal links between the neoliberal state and violence within society and Australia's external aggression as part of the US imperial project in Asia. Australia plays a major role in the urban and industrial transformation of East Asia, as a key provider of the region's needs for mineral, energy and food, but is largely dependent on Anglo-American investments for its export income and economic growth, and social wellbeing and cohesion. With US strategy aiming for regime change in China and Australia's future as a nation state closely linked to the US national interest and ruling elite, the author is forced to question whether Australia should move away from the profoundly anti-democratic nature of neoliberalism by reclaiming the state for the common good"--

Paul comprehensively analyzes the meaning of democratization in Southeast Asia's nation-states and how it relates to the development of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN.) In doing so, he questions the viability of ASEAN and its potential to move towards a common market and community.

Lymphatic filariasis is one of several neglected tropical diseases with severely disabling and stigmatizing manifestations that are referred to as 'neglected diseases of poverty'. It is a mosquito-borne disease found endemically and exclusively in low-income contexts where, concomitantly, general public health care is often deeply troubled and fails to meet the basic health needs of impoverished populations. This presents particular challenges for the implementation of mass drug administration (MDA), which currently is the principal means of control and eventual elimination. Several MDA programmes face the dilemma that they are unable to attain and maintain the required drug coverage across target groups. In recognition of this, a qualitative study was conducted in the Morogoro and Lindi regions of Tanzania to gain an understanding of community experiences with, and perceptions of, the MDA campaign implemented in 2011 by the National Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programme. The study revealed a wide variation of perceptions and experiences regarding the aim, rationale and justification of MDA. There were positive sentiments about the usefulness of the drugs, but many study participants were sceptical about the manner in which MDA is implemented. People were particularly disappointed with the limited attempts by implementers to share information and mobilize residents. In addition, negative sentiments towards MDA for lymphatic filariasis reflected a general feeling of desertion and marginalization by the health care system and political authorities. However, the results suggest that if the communities are brought on board with genuine respect for their integrity and informed self-determination, there is scope for major improvements in community support for MDA-based control activities.

Contents Editorial, Paul-Erik Korvela, 5 Johan Strang, The rhetoric of analytic philosophy. The making of the analytic hegemony in Swedish 20th century philosophy, 11 Esther Abin, Political Realism, Contingency and Philosophy, 39 Annabel Herzog, Representing Political Subjectivity: Cameron's Avatar and McCarthy's The Road, 61 Benoît Godin, The Politics of Innovation:The Controversy on Republicanism in Seventeenth Century England, 77 Mika Ojakangas, Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau on Liberty and Slavery of Conscience in the Context of Christian Political Theology, 106 Henk te Velde, Parliamentary Obstruction and the "Crisis" of European Parliamentary Politics around 1900, 125 REVIEW ARTICLES Peter Stone, A Renaissance for Random Selection?, 148 Olivia Guaraldo, Totalitarianism and the Social Sciences: Revisiting a "Forgotten Debate" , 160 Suvi Soininen, Conversations with Michael Oakeshott – An Interlude to Oakeshott Scholarship A Companion to Michael Oakeshott, 172 REVIEWS Helge Jordheim, Reinhart Koselleck: Vom Sinn und Unsinn der Geschichte 2010, 188 Moya Lloyd, Sara Ahmed, The Promise of Happiness, Durham, Duke University Press, 2009, 200 Emilia Palonen, Michael J. Shapiro: The Time of the City: Politics, Philosophy and Genre, Routledge 2010, 208 Kari Palonen, The Life and Work of Reinhart Koselleck (Niklas Olsen, History in the Plural. An Introduction to the Work of Reinhart Koselleck. New York: Berghahn Press 2012, 338 p.), 215 Tuula Vaarakallio, Ilie, Cornelia (ed.), European Parliaments under Scrutiny. Discourse strategies and interaction practices, 222 Affiliations, 230

This provocative book brings together twenty-plus contributors from the fields of law, economics, and international relations to look at whether the U.S. legal system is contributing to the country's long postwar decline. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the interactions between economics and the law—in such areas as corruption, business regulation, and federalism—and explains how our system works differently from the one in most countries, with contradictory and hard to understand business regulations, tort laws that vary from state to state, and surprising judicial interpretations of clearly written contracts. This imposes far heavier litigation costs on American companies and hampers economic growth