Download or read book The Twinning Project written by Robert Lipsyte and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom is a smart, talented loner with a chip on his shoulder and a big secret: an imaginary twin on another planet. Eddie is Tom's opposite, a friendly, athletic kid who always looks on the good side. Tom worries sometimes: does confiding in Eddie mean he's nuts? The truth is even crazier than that. Eddie and his planet are just as real as Tom and his Earth, but fifty-some years in the past. And the twins are caught up in an alien master plan that might just mean Earth—both Earths—will be destroyed. Switching places and identities, "slipping" between planets and across decades, a desperate escape, and the unraveling of deeper secrets leave Tom and Eddie aware of the danger they're facing and the tools they can use to overcome it.
Download or read book 1989 and the West written by Eleni Braat and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in 1989, many anticipated that the end of the Cold War would usher in the ‘end of history’ characterized by the victory of democracy and capitalism. At the thirtieth anniversary of this momentous event, this book challenges this assumption. It studies the most recent era of contemporary European history in order to analyse the impact, consequences and legacy of the end of the Cold War for Western Europe. Bringing together leading scholars on the topic, the volume answers the question of how the end of the Cold War has affected Western Europe and reveals how it accelerated and reinforced processes that shaped the fragile (geo-)political and economic order of the continent today. In four thematic sections, the book analyses the changing position of Germany in Europe; studies the transformation of neoliberal capitalism; answers the question how Western Europe faced the geopolitical challenges after the Berlin Wall came down; and investigates the crisis of representative democracy. As such, the book provides a comprehensive and novel historical perspective on Europe since the late 1980s.
Download or read book Twinning written by European Commission. Directorate General for Enlargement and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... ten countries joined the EU on 1 May 2004 ... the Twinning programme has long been an integral feature of the pre-accession strategy helping beneficiary countries to develop modern administrations able to take on the obligations of membership"--Foreword.
Download or read book Inheritance written by Harvey Whitehouse and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse offers a sweeping account of how three ancient biases--conformism, religiosity, and tribalism--shaped humanity's past and imperil its future.
Download or read book Intercultural Twinnings written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intercultural Twinnings presents innovative practices that enable direct contact between people of diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, languages, and religions. This collection explores models and intervention tools to support the work of teachers, researchers, practitioners, and students.
Download or read book Reform in CEE Countries with Regard to European Enlargement written by Michael Schmidt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 2004, a series of countries, most of them in Central and Eastern Europe, will become new member states of the EU. The institutional reforms necessary to cope with this enlargement of the EU are prescribed by The Treaty of Nice of 26 February 2001. This volume contains the papers discussed at a conference held at Brandenburg University of Technology, on the guidelines, instruments and programmes available to facilitate the accession of CEE countries to the EU, taking Poland as an example. The main topics of the conference were EC law, particularly EC administrative and environmental law and their incorporation into national law, organizational and administrative mechanisms necessary to carry out this process, as well as the latest EU development programmes for CEE accession countries.
Download or read book Maritime Security and MET written by Detlef Nielsen and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume collects the papers presented at the 2005 Annual General Assembly and Conference of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU), which was held in Malmo, Sweden from 24 to 26 October 2005, and hosted by the World Maritime University.Section 1 presents interim and final reports on several research projects funded by IAMU.Section 2 presents a broad range of academic papers on the theme of maritime Security and MET. These range from the challenges faced by MET institutions worldwide in incorporating the new topic of maritime security into their syllabi, to the economic costs of the new maritime security regime to the shipping industry and to ports. Other topics are also covered, including the technical means of monitoring the movements of ships, and the social implications for seafarers on board ships.Section 3 includes papers on a variety of current MET issues, such as bridge resource management, quality management in MET, careers at sea, and ship handling and marine engineering simulators.
Download or read book International Support for Domestic Climate Policies in Developing Countries written by Karstan Neuhoff and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-13 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines how international cooperation can support implementation of domestic climate policies in developing countries. Six case studies explore the domestic drivers and barriers for policies with climate (co-)benefits in developing countries and show that international support can help to overcome these constraints by providing additional resources for incremental policy costs, technical assistance, and technology cooperation to build local capacity. Cooperation can also contribute to robust institutional frameworks and government policies that facilitate increased private sector investment, which supports low-carbon production and consumption. Any such cooperation has to be anchored in domestic initiatives - building on stakeholder support for policies with climate co-benefits. The studies also examines the important role played by policy indicators in successful policy implementation and how they can be linked to international incentive schemes. The contributions in this volume examine cases from institutional and national perspectives from across the globe and find that, with common but differentiated responsibility for climate policy, developed countries have to contribute more towards technological and financial support in developing countries.
Download or read book Romania and The European Union written by Dimitris Papadimitriou and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-26 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new overview of Romania's relationship with the European Union since the collapse of the Ceausescu regime in 1989, and recent accession to EU membership. It presents the reader with a clear sense of the debate, with full coverage of all the key issues involved.
Download or read book The Politics of EU Judicial Support after the Arab Spring written by Gaia Taffoni and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the judicial transformations in the Southern Mediterranean region and the mechanisms that trigger these changes. It analyses judicial reforms in Jordan and Morocco in the context of the EU policies to promote and diffuse democratic principles and practices in the MENA region. Based on original empirical research, the book reports findings on how networks of actors involved in the implementation of programs funded by the EU handle policy ideas and interests, and by doing so influence policy outcomes. This study covers both the institutional and the organizational/managerial dimensions of justice, thus shedding light on the two most relevant and critical factors for innovations in the domain of justice.
Download or read book Experimentalist Governance in the European Union written by Charles F. Sabel and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2010-02-25 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together a distinguished interdisciplinary group of European and American scholars to analyze the core theoretical features of the EU's new experimentalist governance architecture and explore its empirical development across a series of key policy domains.
Download or read book World Congress on Intellectual Capital Readings written by Nick Bontis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-07 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An impressive collection of the latest cutting-edge work in the dynamic field of intellectual capital. Experts from around the world discuss the current state of affairs from a variety of perspectives, providing a cross-disciplinary view of the field. All contributors presented their research at the top global conference in this field - the World Congress on Intellectual Capital. The underlying theme of the book is to explain how an organization can identify, measure, manage, leverage and act upon its collective intelligence towards the pursuit of sustainable innovation. The book is divided into three main parts which first establish a foundation of literature, then examine various measurement approaches and finally conclude with a variety of applications. "This collection of papers from the conference is special for its seminal research, strategic visions, and thought-provoking discussions. Make sure this book has a place in your library!" Dr. Jac Fitz-enz, Founder and Chairman, Saratoga Institute
Download or read book Linking Emissions Trading Schemes written by Andreas Tuerk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-02 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A growing number of GHG emissions trading schemes are being implemented at regional or national levels. However, even as the number of different schemes grows, few linkages exist between them. Major cap-and-trade proposals are currently at important stages in their development, especially in the United States, Japan and Australia, some of which explicitly emphasize the aim of linking with other schemes. One of the strategic goals of European climate policy is linking the EU ETS with other comparable schemes. The research presented in this volume is on actual economic, political and institutional constraints and implications. It examines the role of linking trading schemes for the development of the post-Kyoto climate architecture and for increasing linkage between schemes. This essential research will be relevant to both the scientific community and for policymakers who are involved in the design of emerging trading schemes and offset mechanisms, as well as in designing the post Kyoto climate regime. This volume focuses specifically on: o Economic, institutional/regulatory and legal dimensions of linking o Implications of linking on the design of emerging trading schemes o The role of linking trading schemes for the development of the post-Kyoto climate regime
Download or read book Water and Politics in Turkey written by Vakur Sumer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Turkey approaches EU membership it faces the challenge of implementing the requirements of the WFD by the date of its accession to the union, something that will require major structural change and financial investment. Water and Politics in Turkey provides a comprehensive, detailed and authoritative examination of all aspects water management and water resources in Turkey, from evaluation of existing institutions and practices to assessing the difficulties inherent in the enormous changes that must be implemented as Turkey prepares for EU membership. It will be essential reading for water professionals, policy makers, environmentalists, and all those with an interest in Turkey the workings of the European Union.
Download or read book Bridging Science and Policy for Animal Health Surveillance ICAHS4 2022 written by Liz Alban and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-10-23 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current COVID-19 pandemic has expanded lay people’s vocabulary; PCR-testing is no longer mentioned only by virologists, nor are the terms basic reproduction ratio and herd-immunity limited to epidemiologists. This expansion of vocabulary that was previously only used in specialist settings already demonstrates global, societal impact. We have learnt that it is insufficient simply to act on disease emergence and spread. More focus is needed on prevention and surveillance of the precursors of emerging infectious disease, as well as early detection. To succeed in this, it is a necessity to collaborate across sectors – academics, governments, industry and the public – in a transdisciplinary way.
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Download or read book The European Union and the Baltic States written by Bengt Jacobsson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how the Baltic States have adapted to, and been embedded in, a wider European environment and become modern European states; focusing on changes in policies, politics and administrative practices since 1991 in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and on the influence of rules and ideas in the EU.
