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This book examines the relationship between national identity construction and current foreign policy discourses on Russia in selected European Union member states in 2014-2018. It shows that divergent national discourses on Russia derive from the different ways in which the country was constructed in national identity. The book develops an interpretive theoretical framework and argues that policy makers' agency can profoundly influence the contestation between different identity narratives. It includes case studies in policy areas that are of primary importance for EU-Russia relations, such as energy security (the Nord Stream 2 controversy), the Ukraine crisis and Russia's military intervention in Syria. Focusing on EU member states that have traditionally taken different stances vis-à-vis Russia (Germany, Poland and Finland), it shows that at the peak of the Ukraine crisis national discourses converged towards a pragmatic, but critical narrative. As the Ukraine crisis subsided and new events took centre stage in foreign policy discussions (i.e. the Syrian civil war, international terrorism), long-standing and identity-based divergences partly re-emerged in the discourses of policy makers. This became particularly evident during the Nord Stream 2 controversy. Deep-rooted and different perceptions of the Russian Other in EU member states are still influential and lead to divergent national agendas for foreign policy towards Russia.

[This book] describes the emergence and nature of the prevailing African political and economic institutions in two periods. In the first, most African countries adopted political and economic institutions that funneled significant levels of political and economic power to the political elites, usually through one- or no-party (military) political systems, inward-oriented development policies, and/or state-led--and often state-owned--industrialization. In the second period, most countries adopted institutions that diluted the averarching political and economic power of ruling elites through the adoption of de jure multiparty electoral systems, more outward-oriented trade policies, and the privatization of many state-owned or -controlled sectors, though significant political and economic power remains in their hands. The choices made in each period were consistent with prevailing ideas on governance and development, the self-interests of political elites, and the perceived availability of support or autonomy vis-à-vis domestic, regional, and international sources of power at the time. This book illustrates how these two region-wide shifts in prevailing political and economic institutions and practices of Africa can be linked to two prior global geopolitical realignments: World War II and the ensuing American- and Soviet-led bipolar system and the end of the Cold War with American primacy. Each period featured changed or newly empowered international and regional leaders with competing national priorities within new intellectual and geopolitical climates, altering the opportunities and constraints for African leaders in instituting or maintaining particular political and economic institutions or practices. The economic and political institutions of Africa that emerged did so as a result of a complex mix of contending domestic, regional, and international forces (material and intellectual)--all which were themselves greatly transformed in the wake of these two global geopolitical realignments. -- Back cover

"For the past several decades, politicians and economists have thought that high levels of inequality were good for the economy. But an economy that works only for the rich simply doesn't work. Because the middle class is so weak, America's economy now suffers from the kinds of problems that plague less-developed countries. Privileged elites more frequently secure special treatment from a government that wastes money and stifles competition. Children's opportunities are excessively determined by the wealth of their parents. Societal distrust has increased, making business transactions needlessly difficult. Consumer demand has weakened and become unstable, which has helped fuel the Great Recession and has made the recovery painfully slow. As Hollowed Out explains, to have strong and sustainable growth, the economy needs to work for everyone and grow from the middle out. This new middle-out theory aims to supplant trickle-down economics--the theory that was so wrong about inequality and our economy and did so much damage to our nation. This new thinking has the potential to shape economic policymaking for generations."--Provided by publisher

Perspectiva histórica --. - Estrategia para una reactivación económica con prosperidad sostenida --. - Propuestas específicas para un México próspero en el 2012 --. - Escenarios alternativos para un crecimiento sostenido --. - México y el mundo. Complacencia con las políticas después de años de crecimiento deceptionante --. - Modelo de crecimiento y arte. Evaluación del camino de México para un futuro sostenible --. - Romper con las limitaciones --. - Política energética. En busca de la ruta hacia el crecimiento sostenible --. - El sistema financiero. Pilar de la viabilidad de México a largo plazo --. - Competencia en México. Abrir el camino a la eficiencia --. - Pobreza e igualdad. Alcanzar un crecimiento inclusivo --. - Gestión macroeconómica. Implementación de políticas fiscales y monetarias responsables --. - Dos retos para un buen gobierno : federalismo fiscal y rendición de cuentas en estados y municipios --. - Violencia criminal. Crisis, respuestas y perspectivas de largo plazo --. - Relaciones internacionales. México y su situación en la economía mundial

"Immer mehr Frauen verfolgen eine Karriere, und die allermeisten Frauen mit-einer Karriere (innerhalb und außerhalb der Wissenschaft) haben einen Partner, der ebenfalls Karriere macht. Das stellt viele Fragen: Was heißt es, dass die Berufs- und Lebensverläufe von hoch qualifizierten Frauen und Männern in Paaren miteinander verflechten sind? Welche neuen Herausforderungen ergeben sich damit für die Berufskarrieren on Frauen einerseits und für Koordinierungsarrangements in Partnerschaften andererseits? Existieren in unterschiedlichen Lebensabschnitten oder Berufsphasen unterschiedliche Verflechtungsweisen? Auf der Basis einzigartiger quantitativer und qualitativer Lebensverlaufsdaten wird das Buch Antworten auf diese Fragen liefern. Die Kapitel zeigen, wie Paare ihre Berufsverläufe vielfältig 'koordinieren' und bei welchen Paaren nur kurzfristige Veränderungen oder eine langfristige 'Neuorientierung' vorzufinden sind. Welche Rolle spielen die subjektive Bedeutung von 'Karriere' sowie die Karriereorientierungen von Frauen und Paaren für die Verflechtungsarrangements? Unter welchen Bedingungen führt die Geburt eines Kindes zu einem 'Karriereknick' in weiblichen Berufsverläufen und welche Strategien können dies verhindern? Der Fokus dieses Bandes liegt auf der Geschlechterungleichheit in Wissenschaftskarrieren, denn bis heute ist der Frauenanteil an Professuren mit ca. 17 % nur sehr gering. Das Buch will die 'Blackbox' Partnerschaft hinsichtlich ihres Einflusses auf die Karrierechancen von Wissenschaftlerinnen entschlüsseln und eine Antwort auf die Frage liefern, unter welchen partnerschaftlichen, institutionellen und gesellschaftlichen Bedingungen das Leben in einer Partnerschaft die Karrieren von Frauen befördern kann und unter welchen Bedingungen sie diese behindern." (Autorenreferat). Inhaltsverzeichnis: Vorwort (7-9); Alessandra Rusconi, Heike Solga: "Linked Lives" in der Wissenschaft - Herausforderungen für berufliche Karrieren und Koordinierungsarrangements (11-50); Alessandra Rusconi: Verflechtungsarrangements im Paarverlauf (51-82); Agnieszka Althaber, Johanna Hess, Lisa Pfahl: Karriere mit Kind in der Wissenschaft - Egalitärer Anspruch und tradierte Wirklichkeit der familiären Betreuungsarrangements von erfolgreichen Frauen und ihren Partnern (83-116); Johanna Hess, Lisa Pfahl: "Under pressure ...!?" - Biografische Orientierungen von Wissenschaftlerinnen in Beruf, Partnerschaft und Familie (117-145); Alessandra Rusconi: Konsequenzen unterschiedlicher Verflechtungsarrangements für individuelle und Doppelkarrieren (147-178).

Empirical research is a valuable everyday tool for adult educators. This volume offers essential basic and contextual information relating to the topic. The text is application-oriented and its structure follows the stages of a research project from conception to implementation. The author leads the reader through the entire research process in didactically meaningful steps, from the research question to data collection right through to the presentation of the research results. The text will support students and instructors involved in planning and performing research tasks, and it supplies the knowledge necessary to generate meaningful results. The textbook does not assume any previous knowledge and is written with those in mind who are newcomers in the field of empirical research in further education.

A meeting of market economies: the arrival of the gold mountain guests -- Continuity and change: the Chinese Huiguan tradition crosses the Pacific, 1850s -- Toward a new Chinese self-image: the beginning of modern Chinese nationalism in California, 1860s -- Becoming the chief target: the six companies in the 1870s -- Setting the tone and format: the six companies as spokesman, 1870-1878 -- "Superseding the six companies": the Qing legation, 1878-1890 -- "As skilled in dialectics": the Qing legation, 1890-1906

With a comparative and race-cognizant approach, Karin Aguilar-San Juan shows how places like Little Saigon and Fields Corner are sites for the simultaneous preservation and redefinition of Vietnamese identity. Intervening in debates about race, ethnicity, multiculturalism, and suburbanization as a form of assimilation, she elaborates on the significance of place as an integral element of community building and its role in defining Vietnamese American-ness