Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - General and Theories of International Politics, grade: 1.0, University of Luzern, course: Hauptseminar "International Cooperation", language: English, abstract: With the so-called constructivist turn in the social sciences, the relevance of ideational elements for (the construction of) social reality has been increasingly acknowledged. In political science, ideas and norms were always a concern, but never became central until this turn tha...

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - Environmental Policy, grade: 1,0, University of Luzern, language: English, abstract: This paper discusses the question what kind of Hydroparadigms exist and which dominate the development discourses in Global Water Governance (GWG) in the UN. Theoretically, I draw on non-critical elements of discourse theory as well as a social constructivist framework and concep-tualize Hydroparadigms as the underlying logics and „policy philosoph...

Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - Topic: Globalization, Political Economics, grade: 1.0, University of Luzern (Politikwissenschaftliches Seminar), course: International Political Economy of Development, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this essay is to take a step back to reflect and suggest that addressing the „water crisis‟ through approaches informed by neoliberal economic principles like privatization contradict the notion of sustainable development in a way...

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject South Asian Studies, South-Eastern Asian Studies, grade: 1.5, University of Luzern (Politikwissenschaftliches Seminar), language: English, abstract: Democracy is a system of popular government, in which power is retained and exerted by citizens. The democratization process is ascribed to a complex arrangement of social, cultural, economic and political factors. China is not a democracy. As stipulated in the Chinese constitution, the Communist...

Innovations in Child and Family Policy tackles many of the common problems and challenges that are considered to be at the heart of child and family policy: family creation, economic support, childrearing, and family care-giving. Innovations begins by defining child and family policy and discussing the history of this growing specialization within the social sciences. The main chapters of Innovations address policy and programmatic solutions to problems that face...

Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in terms of how the Civil War has come to be studied, documented, and analyzed.The Atlanta campaign and Sherman’s March to the Sea changed the course of the war in 1864, in terms both of the up...

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Force, creator of the beloved McCarthys of Gansett Island, Quantum and Fatal series, comes Ain't She Sweet, the sixth book in her Green Mountain series**. Fans of Trisha Ashley, Debbie Macomber, Jill Mansell and Susan Mallery will love the Marie's stories of tears and laughter, love, life and family relationships****.**Discover Marie Force's Green Mountains. A place to lose ...

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Force, creator of the beloved McCarthys of Gansett Island, Quantum and Fatal series, comes the fifth book in her Green Mountain series**. Fans of Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery and Jill Shalvis will love the** heartwarming, sexy romance series centered on the lives of the Abbott family.Can her love heal his broken heart? Ella Abbott has long been secret...

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Force, creator of the beloved McCarthys of Gansett Island, Quantum and Fatal series, comes the fourth book in her Green Mountain series**. Fans of Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery and Jill Shalvis will love the** heartwarming, sexy romance series centered on the lives of the Abbott family.Can he convince the woman of his dreams that his love is for keeps?...

The Bradens are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series.FLIRTING WITH LOVE is a USA Today BestsellerSelected as one of Amazon Editor's Best Romance Books of November 2014IN FLIRTING WITH LOVE...Elisabeth Nash has spent years dreaming of returning to the small town of Trusty, Colorado, where she spent summers with her favorite aunt. When she inherits her aunt's farmet...

SEASIDE SUMMERS features a group of fun, sexy, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages. They’re funny, flawed, and will have you begging to enter their circle of friends.All Love in Bloom novels are written to stand alone and may also be enjoyed as part of the larger series, so dive right into this fun, sexy romance.IN SEASIDE SUNSETS…Jessica Ayers has lived a sheltered life with little more than cell...

The Snow Sisters are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom contemporary romance series."You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak"Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt roma...