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Languages : en
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U.S. Department Of State, Www.state.gov, U.S. Department Of State Online, September 5, 1997
Author: Insurgency, Authoritarianism, and Drug Trafficking in Mexico's Democratization
Author: Jose L. VelascoPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135873755
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Mexico's "democratic transition" has created a competitive electoral system and a formally plural state. Besides, a peculiar wave of insurgency, started in 1994, has challenged the alleged moderating effect of democratic transition. This book argues that socioeconomic inequality is the main factor behind this combination of democratic and undemocratic trends.
Breach of Faith
Author: The Department of Labor's 2002 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor
Author: Movements for Human Rights
Author: David L. BrunsmaPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1315511843
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
How do people work together to advance human rights? Do people form groups to prevent human rights from being enforced? Why? In what ways do circumstances matter to the work of individuals collectively working to shape human rights practices? Human society is made of individuals within contexts—tectonic plates not of the earth’s crust but of groups and individuals who scrape and shift as we bump along, competing for scarce resources and getting along. These movements, large and small, are the products of actions individuals take in communities, within families and legal structures. These individuals are able to live longer, yet continue to remain vulnerable to dangers arising from the environment, substances, struggles for power, and a failure to understand that in most ways we are the same as our neighbors. Yet it is because we live together in layers of diverse communities that we want our ability to speak to be unhindered by others, use spirituality to help us understand ourselves and others, possess a space and objects that are ours alone, and join with groups that share our values and interests, including circumstances where we do not know who our fellow neighbor is. For this reason sociologists have identified the importance of movements and change in human societies. When we collaborate in groups, individuals can change the contours of their daily lives. Within this book you will find the building blocks for human rights in our communities. To understand why sometimes we enjoy human rights and other times we experience vulnerability and risk, sociologists seek to understand the individual within her context. Bringing together prominent sociologists to grapple with these questions, Movements for Human Rights: Locally and Globally, offers insights into the ways that people move for (and against) human rights.
The U.S. Department of Labor's 2003 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor
Author: United States. Bureau of International Labor AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Child labor
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
"The report describes the efforts of 144 countries and territories to meet their international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor." ... Elaine L. Chao.
The Department of Labor's ... Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor
Author: Globalization Contained
Author: L. HoovestalPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137315911
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Examining the global significance of the freight container, with particular emphasis on the perspectives of the US and China, Globalization Contained considers the implications of the freight container as an agent of change for the future of the global economy and global security.
Global Perspectives on US Foreign Policy
Author: S. BurtPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137357665
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
This book explores aspects of US foreign policy, including the development process as well as the policy itself in respect to various countries and regions and some significant issues around the globe today. Providing insight into non-US perspectives of American foreign policy, the book contextualizes the effects of policy on external nations.
Countering Terrorism and WMD
Author: Peter KatonaPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134173571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
This volume shows us that in order to deal with today’s Fourth Generation asymmetric warfare by terrorist groups using conventional arms and weapons of mass destruction, we need a new ‘global networked’ approach. The contributors examine the various attempts that have been made to counter the latest wave of terrorism, including the US strikes against Afghanistan and Iraq, President George W. Bush's declaration of a ‘war against terrorism’, the creation of the US Department of Homeland Security, and the 9/11 Commission. Drawing from our experience with ‘Terrorism Early Warning’ and the co-production of counter-terrorism intelligence, this book explains the need for such a network and shows how it could be formed. It compiles the opinions of experts from clinical medicine, public policy, law enforcement and the military. These expert contributors identify the nature of a global counter-terrorism network, show how it could be created, and provide clear guidelines for gauging its future effectiveness. This book will be of great interest to all students of terrorism studies, US national security, international relations, and political science in general.