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  • Explaining Local Policy Agendas

    Institutions, Problems, Elections and Actors

    by Peter B. Mortensen, Matt W. Loftis, Henrik B. Seeberg ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Building on hundreds of thousands of systematically collected and content-coded local policy agenda observations, this book examines – theoretically and empirically - the policy agenda effects of four central aspects of any political system: the institutions that structure politics; the problems confronting the political system; the occurrence of regular and free elections; and the actors ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Neuro-Ophthalmology Update, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

    Neuro-Ophthalmology Update, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics, E-Book

    Edited by Andrew G. Lee, Peter Mortensen, Saif Aldeen Alryalat, Osama Al Deyabat ...
    Series Book Volume 44-2 - The Clinics: Internal Medicine
    In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Andrew G. Lee, Peter Mortensen, Saif Aldeen Alryalat, and Osama Al Deyabat bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Neuro-Ophthalmology Update. Top experts discuss the various aspects of neuro-ophthalmology that enhance diagnostic capabilities, aid in the management of visual complications related to neurological disorders, and ... Read more

    $71.09 USD

  • Wind Energy Pocket Reference

    by Niels I. Meyer, Peter Hjuler Jensen, Niels Gylling Mortensen, Flemming Oster ...
    Series series Energy Pocket Reference
    Prepared and peer-reviewed by some of the foremost experts in the field, this easy-to-use pocket reference offers a wealth of information relating to wind energy and wind energy technologies.Topics covered range from wind resources to wind turbines, covering offshore and onshore power, both stand-alone and grid-connected. The book also includes vital information on international economic support ... Read more

    Was $45.99 USD Now $39.99 USD

  • Women and Literacy

    Local and Global Inquiries for a New Century

    Edited by Beth Daniell, Peter Mortensen ...
    Path-breaking research on women and literacy in the past decade established conventions and advanced innovative methods that push the making of knowledge into new spheres of inquiry. Taking these accomplishments as a point of departure, this volume emphasizes the diversity—of approaches and subjects—that characterizes the next generation of research on women and literacy. It builds on and ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Understanding Policy Changes

    The Mixture Model of Politics

    by Jens Ledet Jensen, Peter B. Mortensen, Søren Serritzlew ...
    Policy change is important, and a very large number of actors and events contribute to a given policy change. The list of contributions includes government change, public opinion, public debate, lobbying, expert advice, events, and media coverage. Many of these contributing factors are interdependent, their effect on policy is variable, and their contributions are often difficult to observe. This ... Read more

    $103.99 USD

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    Why Economists Get It Wrong

    by Morten Jerven ...
    Series series African Arguments
    'A valuable corrective to the fraying narrative of [African] failure.'Foreign AffairsNot so long ago, Africa was being described as the hopeless continent. Recently, though, talk has turned to Africa rising, with enthusiastic voices exclaiming the potential for economic growth across many of its countries.What, then, is the truth behind Africa's growth, or lack of it? In this provocative book, ... Read more

    $22.19 USD

  • The Limits of Institutional Reform in Development

    Changing Rules for Realistic Solutions

    by Matt Andrews ...
    Developing countries commonly adopt reforms to improve their governments yet they usually fail to produce more functional and effective governments. Andrews argues that reforms often fail to make governments better because they are introduced as signals to gain short-term support. These signals introduce unrealistic best practices that do not fit developing country contexts and are not considered ... Read more

    $49.19 USD

  • Aid from International NGOs

    Blind Spots on the AID Allocation Map

    by Dirk-Jan Koch ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    International NGOs are increasingly important players within the new aid architecture but their geographic choices remain uncharted territory. This book focuses on patterns of development assistance, mapping, while analysing and assessing the country choices of the largest international NGOs. Koch's approach is interdisciplinary and uses qualitative, quantitative and experimental methods to ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Networks and Geographies of Global Social Policy Diffusion

    Culture, Economy, and Colonial Legacies

    Edited by Michael Windzio, Ivo Mossig, Fabian Besche-Truthe, Helen Seitzer ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book analyses the global diffusion of social policy as a process driven by multiplex ties between countries in global social networks. The contributions analyze links between countries via global trade*,* colonial history, similarity in culture, and spatial proximity. Networks are viewed as the structural backbone of the diffusion process, and diffusion is anlaysed via several ... Read more

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  • Public Policy and Research in Africa

    Edited by E. Remi Aiyede, Beatrice Muganda ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book responds to the need for a specifically African focus on public policy. It outlines the fundamental principles of public policy research, and engages with major issues in the study of public policy from an African perspective, covering essential topics such as the location and centrality of social sciences in relation to public policy, leadership, methodology, institutions, ... Read more

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  • The Regional Integration Manual

    Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

    Edited by Philippe De Lombaerde, Renato Flores, Lelio Iapadre, Michael Schulz ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Globalisation
    The Regional Integration Manual brings together different methods for monitoring and analysing regional integration processes in a systematic way. Employing a multi-disciplinary approach, it seeks to provide officials in regional organisations, researchers in think tanks, academics and students worldwide with an accessible set of both quantitative and qualitative tools, useful in their day-to-day ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Bridging the Information Gap

    Legislative Member Organizations as Social Networks in the United States and the European Union

    by Christopher Jan Carman, Prof. Jennifer Nicoll Victor, Prof. Nils Ringe ...
    Legislative member organizations (LMOs)—such as caucuses in the U.S. Congress and intergroups in the European Parliament—exist in lawmaking bodies around the world. Unlike parties and committees, LMOs play no obvious, predefined role in the legislative process. They provide legislators with opportunities to establish social networks with colleagues who share common interests. In turn, such ... Read more

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