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"On January 20, 2021, standing where only two weeks earlier police officers had battled with right-wing paramilitaries, Joe Biden took his oath of office. The American people were still sick with COVID-19, his economists were already warning him of an imminent financial crisis, and his party, the Democrats, had the barest of majorities in the Senate. Yet, faced with an unprecedented set of crises, Joe Biden decided he would not play defense. Instead, he set out to transform the nation. He proposed the most ambitious domestic spending bills since the 1960s and vowed to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan, ending the nation's longest war and reorienting it toward a looming competition with China. With unparalleled access to the tight inner circle of advisers who have surrounded Biden for decades, Franklin Foer dramatizes in forensic detail the first two years of the Biden presidency, concluding with the historic midterm elections. The result is a gripping and high-definition portrait of a major president at a time when democracy itself seems imperiled. With his back to the wall, Biden resorted to old-fashioned politics: deal-making and compromise. It was a gamble that seemed at first disastrously anachronistic, as he struggled to rally even the support of his own party. Yet, as the midterms drew near, via a series of bills with banal names, Biden somehow found a way to invest trillions of dollars in clean energy, the domestic semiconductor industry, and new infrastructure. Had he done the impossible-breaking decisively with the old Washington consensus to achieve progressive goals? The Last Politician is a landmark work of political reporting-which includes thrilling, blow-by-blow insider reports of the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and the White House's swift response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine-that is destined to shape history's view of a president in the eye of the storm"--

Comunicaciones y Fichas de Actividad presentadas al I Simposium Internacional de Profesionales de Animación Sociocultural y II Encuentro de Estudiantes de Animación Sociocultural.

This book analyses the challenges facing the European Union through the frame of the rule of law. It shows how over the last decades the increased dissensus and contestation of the rule of law has given rise to heightened tensions between national and EU institutions, leading to the establishment of new soft and hard policy tools to safeguard it at the supranational level. The book proposes a comprehensive and multifaceted analysis of the current state of debates by exploring how EU institutional actors seek to uphold the Union¿s values. It shows that European integration in core state powers is the outcome of the clash between liberal and anti-liberal ideas, between dissensus and contestation over how collective problems should be solved, in a community of voices featuring assent and dissent, all of which give democracy its substance. Beyond the analysis of the emerging EU¿s rule of law policy, the book will help readersto better understand the EU¿s fragilities and resilience and the potential challenges for the future of EU integration.

This edited volume summarizes multidisciplinary work on wildlife conservation in the Tarangire Ecosystem of northern Tanzania. By drawing together human-centered, wildlife-centered, and interdisciplinary research, this book contributes to furthering our understanding of the often complex mechanisms underlying human-wildlife interactions in dynamic landscapes. By synthesizing the wealth of knowledge generated by anthropologists, ecologists, conservationists, entrepreneurs, geographers, sociologists, and zoologists over the last decades, this book also highlights practicable and locally adapted solutions for shaping human-wildlife interactions towards coexistence.Readers will discover the reciprocal and often unexpected direct and indirect dynamics between people and wildlife. While boundaries (e.g. between people and wildlife, between protected and un-protected areas, and between different groups of people) are a common theme throughout the different chapters, this book stresses the commonalities, links, and synergies between seemingly disparate disciplines, opinions, and conservation approaches. The chapters are divided into clear sections, such as the human dimension, the wildlife dimension  and  human-wildlife interactions,  representing a detailed summary of anthropological, ecological, and interdisciplinary research projects that have been conducted in the Tarangire Ecosystem over the last decades. Beyond, this work contributes to the debate about land-sharing versus land-sparing and provides an in-depth case study for understanding the complexities associated with human-wildlife coexistence in one of the few remaining ecosystems that supports migratory populations of large mammals.The topic of this book is particularly relevant for students, scholars, and practitioners who are interested in reconciling the needs of human populations with those of the environment in general and large mammal populations in particular.    

In parlamentarischen Regierungssystemen stehen bei haushaltspolitischen Konflikten auf der einen Seite die Ausgabenminister. In ihren Geschäftsbereichen spielen die Ausgaben eine merklich größere Rolle als die Einnahmen. Sie besitzen daher unabhängig vom Umweltzustand ihrer Geschäftsbereiche den Anreiz, stets ein größeres Budget einzufordern.Ihnen gegenüber stehen mit einem politikbereichsübergreifenden Interesse der Finanzminister und der Regierungschef. Während der Finanzminister üblicherweise der Rationalität des Haushaltsausgleichs folgt, orientiert sich aber letzterer vermutlich am Erfolg der gesamten Regierungsarbeit.In diesem Buch wird nunmehr das Handeln von jedem Ausgabenminister, des als Kassenwart erscheinenden Finanzministers und des Regierungschefs modelliert. Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit steht dabei die Forschungsfrage, inwieweit die Interaktion der drei Akteure die bereichsspezifischen Ausgaben in den Budgets der deutschen Länder beeinflusst.

Verdenssamfundets forsøg på at forhindre Nordkorea i at udvikle langtrækkende atomvåben er ved at slå fejl. Ved et tilfælde falder to journalister på Dagbladet Information over oplysninger, som tyder på, at en mand i Næstved igennem en årrække har været en nøglespiller i Nordkoreas omgåelse af de internationale sanktioner. De hvirvles ind i en sag, der skal ende med at tage dem flere år."Forbudt farvand" er den utrolige og hidtil ufortalte historie om, hvordan en mystisk forretningsmand slog sig ned i Danmark og byggede en verdensomspændende forretning på varm luft og en vilje til at se stort på internationale sanktioner. Og hvordan han medvirkede til oprustningen af nogle af verdens værste diktaturer.

""Chickens are a lot more mainstream than veganism and a little bit like kombucha: super weird twenty years ago, now somewhat popular and made even more so by logos, brands, and hashtags." So begins Gina Warren's deep-dive into the backyard chicken movement. Digging into its history and food politics, she provides a highly personal account of the movement's social and cultural motivations, the regulations it faces, and the ways that chicken owners build community. Weaving together interviews with urban agriculture advocates, entrepreneurs such as a $225 per hour "chicken consultant," animal rights campaigners, and a fabulous cross-section of chicken enthusiasts, Warren sheds light on Americans' complex relationship with animals-as guardians, companions, and eaters-and what it means to be a conscious eater. As Warren chronicles her own misadventures raising chickens, her pursuit of what's best for her own flock leads past chicken tutus and gourmet chicken treats and into serious attempts at sustainable eating, such as cooking insects and dumpster diving. The result is a fresh and charming story that speaks to backyard chicken owners, while also raising questions about sustainable farming, industrial agriculture, and our connections with the animals we love"--

With his life as a newspaper editor behind him, Callum Griffiths moves back to his childhood home in England's Lake District. There is much to recover from, but any chance of peace is brushed aside as the district is overrun by nationalism that little resembles the hopeful land he had known in his youth. Forming a meaningful friendship with a South Korean entrepreneur introduces him to the harsher realities of modern living. Callum decides to use his writing as a way of fighting back against the harshness of the age, and in the process he discovers a new destiny for himself surrounded by the beauty of Cumbria. Bassenthwaite tells the story of a man travelling backwards and forwards at the same time. The past and the future come together in a fashion that reinterprets the present for a better day.

This open access book explores climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation in Central Asia and discusses policy options for the Central Asian governments. To address the urgent need for local scholarship on climate change in Central Asia, and in particular the need for more research by social scientists, this book features a wide range of contributions on climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation in the region. Each chapter makes an important contribution to social science scholarship on climate change and decarbonization in Central Asia. Topics include decarbonization opportunities, carbon pricing instruments, the geo-economics of the energy transition, the relationship between human mobility and climate change. The book thus offers valuable insights for both academics and policymakers.

The large and continuing refugee stream that arose from the long-lived Syrian Civil War that began in 2011 has deeply affected the politics and demography of the countries of the eastern Mediterranean. This edited volume assesses the politics of the recent refugee crisis from the vantage point of those nations shaped by it or whose leaders have explicitly sought to ameliorate it or use it otherwise to mobilize support. This book's chapters suggest that several cross-cutting themes or phenomena have played vital, if varying, roles in east Mediterranean government and popular responses to the mass displacement and migration prompted by the Syrian Civil War. First, they highlight the problem of alterity or othering as a central feature of these nations' reactions to the Syrian mass migration challenge. Second, human tendencies to xenophobia and fear of difference and change have played a key role in producing broad popular ill-will and government opposition to assisting Syria's displaced. Finally, these currents merged in each of the countries under examination, although at varying speeds and to changing degrees during the decade of the Syrian migration, to generate calls by many individuals within them that migrants and refugees constituted a security threat to be met with demonization and removal and/or with efforts to ensure they were kept 'at bay' at all costs.Edited by: Max Stephenson Jr. & Yannis A. Stivachtis Contributors: Renad Abbadi, Fatima Alzyoud, Sukaina Alzyoud, Evanthia Balla, Emma Casey, Muddather Abu Karaki, Erica Martin, Zeynep S. Mencutek, Neda Moayerian, Augusta Nannerini, Ayat Nashwan, Georgeta V. Pourchot, Alexandra Prodromidou, Dina Rashed, Dania Shahin, Dimitris Tsarouhas, Faye Ververidou

The public culture of the receiving society and the dominant understanding of belonging and political membership can influence the social participation of immigrants as much as immigration law. However, current discussions of integration focus primarily on the distribution of rights and neglect the role of tacit knowledge. Through a systematical and philosophical analysis of identity's role in policy-making, governance and social practice, Bodi Wang shows how a one-sided understanding of integration resembles »assimilation« and why integration should be expected from locals as well. Weaving together extensive findings in sociology, history, critical race theory and Chinese philosophy with ethics and migration studies, this book provides a compelling argument for adopting the concept of »mutual integration« to overcome injustice and to enhance social solidarity.

This book focuses on the challenges facing governments and communities in preparing for and responding to major crises - especially the hard to predict yet unavoidable natural disasters ranging from earthquakes and tsunamis to floods and bushfires, as well as pandemics and global economic crises.

Der seit vielen Jahren in Lehre und Studium bewährte und für die 11. Auflage vollständig neubearbeitete Band ist vor allem dem schwierigen Prozess der deutschen Einigung gewidmet. Außen- und innenpolitische Hindernisse des Prozesses werden dargestellt. Die Schwierigkeiten des Zusammenwachsens von Ost- und Westdeutschland werden mit der Analyse der Institutionen - Parteien, Bundestag, Regierung, Verwaltung, Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit und Föderalismus - und der politischen Prozesse - Wahlverhalten, Legitimierung des Systems, Durchsetzung organisierter Interessen und Führungsauslese - verknüpft. Die Aussichten der Forderung des Grundgesetzes nach Herstellung einheitlicher Lebensverhältnisse werden im Lichte der Leistungen des Systems bewertet.

China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) has had profound consequences for the structure of its economy, and there will many more before the full benefits of an open trading regime will be realised.