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The 1980S And 1990S Witnessed Some Spectacular Events In Europe Changing The Geopolitical Landscape Of The Continent. The Eu, On The Other Hand Was Progressively Becoming A Dominant Political And Economic Force, Reaffirming Its Stance As The Most Successful Example Of Regional Integration.The Fact That The Franco-German Core Has Been The Main Driving Force Behind The Eu, This Book Critically Examines The Nature And Dynamics Of Franco-German Role In The 1990S In Conditioning The Scope And Content Of European Integration. This Book Will Be Of Interest To All Those Involved In International Studies, Matters Of Regional Integration And Also European Union Studies.
In The Background Of New Questions Of Identity, Culture And Community Emerged After Maastricht Treaty This Book Explores The European Integration Process Since It Throws Immanent Challenge To The Existing Theoretical Paradigms Such As Nationalism And Globalization . Drawing Influence From This Intellectual Climate, This Book Tries To Understand The Integration Process Within The Cultural History Of Europe.The Study Structured Itself Along Three Axes: First, It Circled Down On The Problematic Over Defining What Europe Means; Here The Efforts Were On To Highlight The Constant Flux And Contingent Nature Of The Definition Of Europe. Second, How This Contingent Nature Of Europe Has Compelled The ...
This Book Tells One Of The Most Tragic True Stories Of Our Own Time. A True Story, A Kind Of Magic Realism, Because Us Invasion Of Iraq And Its Occupation Is A Ground Reality Of 2003; While This Reality Is Woven Round The Fantasy Of Uncovering Weapons Of Mass Destruction (Wmd) Concealed By Iraq And Making Iraq Safe For Democracy And Freedom. A Tragic Story, Because A Civil And Amply Affluent Society Of Our Age Has Destroyed Wantonly In A Medieval Fashion, An Ancient Humankind Civilization, Deprived And Fractured Ever Since August 1990.After This Demolition Job Done, Rather Well, The Fantasy Of Us Establishment Has Collapsed And Its Deception Exposed, But The Truth Comes Out. The Truth Is That The Usa Has Practised Characteristically Might Is Right In Iraq And It Has Sought To Make Huge Profits From The Miseries Of Iraqis. Unbelievable As It Is, The Imperialists Have Returned To Baghdad In The Year 2003. Readers Are Facilitated By A Capsular Format And An Academic Framework Of The Book. Relevant Un Document Is Appended Here And Resource Readings Are Included. It Is Hoped That This Book Succeeds In Communicating With Its Readers On A Current Ongoing Issue, Iraq 2003.
Spektakuläre Aktionen gegen Mineralölkonzerne oder die Welthandelsorganisation haben in jüngster Zeit die öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit auf Nichtregierungsorganisationen (NGOs) gelenkt, die heute ähnlich kontrovers diskutiert werden wie früher Bürgerinitiativen oder die neuen sozialen Bewegungen. Die Wahrnehmung der neuen Organisationen folgt dabei einem gespaltenen Muster. Einerseits werden NGOs begrüßt als eindemokratisierendes Element in politischen Entscheidungszusammenhängen, die längst über den Nationalstaat hinaus gewachsen sind; andererseits wiederholen sich Einwände gegen die mangelnde demokratische Legitimation, die wir bereits aus der älteren Kritik an der ,Herrschaft der Verbände' kennen. Vor dem Hintergrund dieser Kontroversen ist auffällig, dass große Unklarheit besteht über die Definition, Herkunft und Tragweite des neuen Phänomens. Das Buch schließt diese Lücke durch eine pointierte historische und begriffliche Einführung in das Thema.
This text arises out of a five year research programme examining the impact of education on the lives and livelihoods of people in developing countries. The book presents theoretical and empirical knowledge that will help to improve education and poverty reduction strategies in developing countries.
Universalization of primary education has been high on the policy agenda in India. This book looks at the reproduction of social inequalities within the educational system in India, and how this is contested in different ways. It examines whether the concept of `education for all’ is just a mechanically conceived policy target to chasing enrolment and attendance or whether it is a larger social goal and a deeper political statement about the need for attacking entrenched social inequalities. Drawing on original data collected in the two states of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, the authors present the multiple ways in which social class impinges on the educational system, educational proce...