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Since the signing of the Bologna Declaration in 1997, European (higher) education has gone through probably the most thorough and swift reform in its history. The process aims at transparency and mutual recognition leading to unlimited mobility across the European Communities' universities for students and teachers. The Lisbon declaration emphasized the role of top-quality education as a prerequisite in developing Europe as the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world. In the process towards these Lisbon objectives, much effort is invested in initiatives for lifelong learning (LL) as lifelong learning is considered to be a cornerstone in achieving competitiveness and employability. Lifelong learning contributes to social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development. In response to the diversity and increasing specialisation of the European fisheries and aquaculture sector, a range of higher and vocational education programmes has developed responding to this diversity. AquaTNET, a European Commission funded network, promotes harmonization of education programmes in the European Union and serves as a representative and advisor for the aquaculture and fisheries education providers.Internationalization of education is high on the agenda of the European Commission. The European Commission's ERASMUS Mundus programme features various activities that promote mobility of students and staff, and develops partnerships between European and non-European education providers. This programme eventually improves the appeal of the European education. Besides the centralised initiatives, numerous valuable cooperation projects on education exist between European and non-European states, institutes and other parties such as NGO's.

Is the transnational corporation (TNC) an engine of growth capable of eliminating international economic inequalities or a major obstacle to development through a massive drain of surplus to advanced countries? This book presents five different perspectives on the role of TNCs: Neo-ClassicalGlobal ReachNeo-ImperialistNeo-FundamentalistInternationalization of capitalThe author looks at their effect on local labour and capital, and considers the future prospects for TNC

Resource nationalism is building momentum across the oil-rich countries. A resource nationalism is a policy that emerged in the 20th century, the era of oil and decolonization. However, the recent wave of resource nationalism has led to a renewed discussion among researchers, policy makers, and various stakeholders. The oil-rich nations' governments are consolidating ownership over strategically important oil resources. A recent Ernst and Young (2011) report has flagged the increasing spectre of resource nationalism as the number-one risk facing mining industries.

'The International Dimension of Post-Communist Transitions in Russia and the New States of Eurasia' edited by Karen Dawisha is reviewed.

L'hypothèse centrale de cet article porte sur les appropriations stratégiques par le pouvoir politique jordanien de l'aide internationale destinée aux médias locaux. L'enquête me permet de montrer que des dispositifs de « démocratisation », visant à soutenir le pluralisme et la liberté de la presse, peuvent être acceptés, voire encouragés par un régime dit autoritaire, tout en étant intégrés à des modes de contrôle existants. Le cas des médias révèle la diversité des modes de légitimation du pouvoir hachémite, entre promesses de réformes « libérales » à destination des bailleurs internationaux, discours sur l'autonomie de la profession à l'égard des journalistes et encadrement réel de cette dernière justifié par des enjeux sécuritaires. Cet article repose sur des données récoltées entre 2018 et 2021 au cours d'entretiens (en arabe et en anglais) menés en Jordanie avec des représentants d'organisations internationales, des officiels jordaniens, des journalistes et des acteurs associatifs.