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Environmental Imperialism: Theories of Governance and Resistance
The global environmental agenda, alongside the broad neoliberal agenda, may be viewed by developing states and societies as a neo-imperialist adventure to be resisted.
Hugh Dyer, University of Leeds, 4 March 2003

Rhetoric without responsibility: the attraction of "ethical" foreign policy
With the outcomes of ethical foreign policy often intangible, it provides an ideal way for governments to shore up their moral authority
David Chandler, British Journal of Politics & International Relations, Vol.5, No.3, 2002

International Dimensions
Each section of the report is richly illustrated with practical examples of the National Museums' contribution to agendas of fundamental global importance: from the dialogue between cultures to the preservation of the world's natural assets. The work reaches well beyond the fields of operation traditionally associated with museums.
National Museums Directors' Conference, 6 June 2002

Sovereignty, Rights and Justice: International Political Theory Today

Surveys the relationship between international relations theory and political theory, showing the way in which these two discourses, once considered separate, are now intertwined.

Chris Brown, Polity Press, 17 May 2002

Why South Asia won’t be ‘calmed’
Brendan O'Neill, spiked, 9 January 2002

Ethical Realism

Two senior policy analysts representing both sides of the political spectrum provide an incisive critique of the problems with American foreign policy and what can be done to solve them, arguing that the nation has lost its moral compass and calling for a return to a policy of ethical realism.

Anatol Lieven & John Hulsman, Potter Style, 1 January 2001

Environment and Tourism

What are the consequences of tourism in the physical and cultural environments people visit? For many people 'Going on holiday' is an increasingly central feature of contemporary western society. The tourism industry has expanded rapidly since 1950, but are environments being benefited or damaged, by the tourist who visit them?

Andrew Holden, Routledge, 14 September 2000

Country of My Skull

Like the Truth Commission itself, Krog's Country of My Skull gives central prominence to the power of the testimony of the victims, combining the reportage skills of the journalist with the poet's ability to let previously unheard voices emerge with their stories.

Antjie Krog , Vintage, 4 November 1999

Doctrine of the international community
'(Intervention in Kosovo) was a just war, based not on any territorial ambitions but on values...'
Tony Blair's 'Chicago Speech', Global Policy Forum, 21 April 1999

Population and Development: A Critical Introduction

Western preoccupation with population growth reveals more about the internal concerns of western societies than the socio–economic development of the south

Frank Furedi, Polity Press, 1997

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Free schools: myth and reality

"I was impressed by the intensity of the debate and the high level of intellectual engagement, not least by the audience. It was an invigorating, even exhilarating experience to be part of a festival based on the conviction that disagreement is good. The Battle of Ideas is a fantastic concept, may it spread epidemically to the rest of the world. I am already looking forward to next year's event."
Thomas Hylland Eriksen, professor of social anthropology, University of Oslo; novelist

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