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"Straightforward and accessible, this pragmatic guide takes you step-by-step through doing grounded theory research. With hands-on advice focussed around designing real projects, it demonstrates best practice for integrating theory building and methods. Its extensive examples and case studies are drawn from across the social sciences, presenting students with a range of options for both applying and using grounded theory. Clear and easy to follow, this second edition: · Traces the evolution of grounded theory method and provides a clear introduction to the nuanced history of grounded theory · Showcases important concepts like theory building, helping you to reflect on the wider context of your research and the contribution it makes to existing literature · Offers practical advice for how to do grounded theory research, alleviating common student concerns every step of the way Supported by videos from the author sharing expert advice, this book helps you build the confidence to explore and successfully complete your own grounded theory research"--

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Decolonization Process -- 2. The Question of Palestine -- 3. Decolonization in Africa: Experiences in International Responsibility -- 4. The Iran-Iraq War and Its Bearing on the Future of International Order -- Afterword -- Appendix A: The United Nations System and the Future -- Appendix B: The Future of Peacekeeping -- Appendix C: Remarks at the Nobel Prize Banquet -- Notes -- The Distinguished Visiting Tom Slick Professorship of World Peace

"Costly Fix addresses core questions about the Alberta oil sands boom that started in the 1990s: Why did this flood of investment pour into the oil sands of northern Alberta? What role has government played with respect to the oil sands rush, and why? Who benefited and who or what has paid the costs of exploiting the oil sands? By analyzing the interest, ideas, and institutions involved in the oil sands boom, Ian Urquart charts its development from the beginning to the present. In this process, we learn about the state's role in making the oil sands profitable, the environmental dimensions of oil sands development, and First Nations' roles in both opposing and supporting the industry. The final chapter examines the extent to which Alberta's new NDP government, in its first eighteen months, altered the legacies they inherited from the Progressive Conservatives on royalties, tailings reservoirs, and climate change."--

Gods and mortals -- A human order -- A tragic order -- Taking things seriously -- Shapes and scales of choice -- The jolly corner -- Necessity and difficulty of life choice -- The time of crossword puzzles -- For small values -- The occurrence of individuality -- Individuals, materialism, and democracy.

Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Tragic conflict, ethical order, and the polis -- 1 Gods and mortals -- 2 A human order -- 3 A tragic order -- Part II Incommensurable choice -- 4 Taking things seriously -- 5 Shapes and scales of choice -- 6 "The Jolly Corner" -- 7 Necessity and difficulty of life choice -- 8 The time of crossword puzzles -- 9 For small values -- Part III Individuality and democracy -- 10 The occurrence of individuality -- 11 Individuals, materialism, and democracy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

How can peace be encouraged and sustained in a violent world? For nearly half a century at the United Nations, ultimately as Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, Brian Urquhart wrestled with this problem at its front lines. Managing the United Nations' peacekeeping operations in the world's hot spots - the Congo in the aftermath of Patrice Lumumba's assassination, Cyprus at the bloodiest moment of conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, Kashmir, and, through the tragic cycle of four wars, the Middle East - he has tested the limits, and the possibilities, of peacekeeping in the modern world.