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1. Introduction : turbulent transitions into the 21st century / Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou and Timothy D. Sisk -- 2. Reviving transitology : democratisation then and now / Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou and Timothy D. Sisk -- 3. Divergent and partial transitions : lessons from Ukraine and Egypt / Kateryna Pishchikova and Richard Youngs -- 4. Electoral transitions : stumbling out of the gate / Pippa Norris -- 5. Democratisation in the Asia-Pacific : two steps forward? / Benjamin Reilly -- 6. The transition in East-Central Europe / Andre Liebich -- 7. Successes and breakdowns : democratisation in sub-Saharan Africa / Julien Morency-Laflamme -- 8. Thirty years past : transitology in the Southern Cone / Diego Abente-Brun and Ignacio Gonzalez-Bozzolasco -- 9. Transitology a l'Arabe : confirmation and challenge / Bahgat Korany -- 10. From transitology to consolidology / Philippe C. Schmitter.

In September 2013, President Obama stated, ""We should not be the world's policeman."" As signified by those words, America has been declining and the world order is being lost. In the Middle East, Islamic State declared independence in June 2014. Furthermore, in Hong Kong, the Umbrella Revolution - a movement against China's anti-democratic, single-party dictatorship - broke out in September 2014. At the roots of these three movements lie three different sets of values. America's decline indicates Christian civilization not having clear standards on what justice is in this complex world of

Investments into the future : state and economy at the beginning of the 21st century -- Contents -- Gerhard Schröder -- I. Opening address by Tony Tan Keng Yam -- II. Investitionen in die Zukunft: Staat und Wirtschaft zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts by Gerhard Schröder -- III. Investments into the future: state and economy at the beginning of the 21st century by Gerhard Schröder -- IV. Closing remarks by K. Kesavapany -- The Singapore lecture series.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- WAYS IN TO THE TEXT -- Who Is Henry Kissinger? -- What Does World Order Say? -- Why Does World Order Matter? -- SECTION 1: INFLUENCES -- Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context -- Module 2: Academic Context -- Module 3: The Problem -- Module 4: The Author's Contribution -- SECTION 2: IDEAS -- Module 5: Main Ideas -- Module 6: Secondary Ideas -- Module 7: Achievement -- Module 8: Place in the Author's Work -- SECTION 3: IMPACT -- Module 9: The First Responses -- Module 10: The Evolving Debate -- Module 11: Impact and Influence Today -- Module 12: Where Next? -- Glossary of Terms -- People Mentioned in the Text -- Works Cited

What are phenomena of contemporary biopolitics in the twenty-first century? Foucault's theory of <I>biopolitics as neoliberalism </I>is opposed to post-political theories developed by Agamben, Hardt and Negri and as such - more instructive. Because microstrategy of power is not Foucault's final word on politics, political genealogy opens the space for creative and local critique of biopolitics. And if military interventions, terrorism and wars against terrorism are exemplary phenomena of biopolitics, <I>bellum justum </I>is a <I>contradictio in adjecto</I>. In response to such biop

"Objective, critical, optimistic, and with a global focus, this textbook combines international relations theory, history, up-to-date research, and current affairs to give the student a comprehensive, unbiased understanding of international politics. It integrates theory and traditional approaches with globalization and research on newer topics such as terrorism, the rise of new economic superpowers, and the impact of global communications and social networking to offer the ideal breadth and depth of coverage for a one-semester undergraduate course. Student learning is supported and enhanced by box features and "Close Up" sections with context and further information, "Critical Case Studies" that highlight controversial and complex current affairs topics and show how the world works in practice, and questions to stimulate discussion, review key concepts, and encourage further study. It brilliantly demonstrates the significance and interconnectiveness of globalization and new security challenges in the 21st century and illuminates the role of leadership in transnational crises"--

Abstract
World Politics is undergoing a range of crucial structural changes in the 21st century. The relationship between the states system that evolved since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 and became predominant in the 19th and 20th centuries is being increasingly challenged in a number of complex ways. The core problématique, as addressed in different ways in these books, is whether states are still predominant hierarchical structures in an anarchical world system – "nodes" or building blocks – as argued in particular by realist and neo-realist theorists exemplified by Kenneth Waltz, or whether they are increasingly criss-crossed and undercut by what are sometimes called "heterarchical" structure and processes. These include macro-, meso-, and mini-hierarchies that are turning states from "proactive" institutions and processes to "reactive" or even or even "residual" ones. The core of these analyses is whether and how states are still the main independent variables in what has been called International Relations or whether and how far they are increasingly dependent variables in a changing World Politics. These books all make interesting and useful contributions to this question.

The American Era makes a provocative argument about America's world role. It sets out the case for a grand strategy that recognizes American preponderance as necessary and desirable for coping with the perils of the post-9/11 world. The book argues firstly that, Militant Islamic terrorism and weapons of mass destruction pose a threat which requires us to alter the way we think about the pre-emptive and preventive use of force. Secondly, the UN and other international bodies are incapable of acting on these urgent problems. Thirdly, in an international system with no true central authority other countries will inevitably look for leadership to the US. The book argues that if America does not respond actively to terrorist threats, no one else will take the initiative