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31. European Integration and Postcolonial Sovereignty Games

    The EU Overseas Countries and Territories

    Edited by Rebecca Adler-Nissen, Ulrik Gad

    Series: New International Relations

    This book examines how sovereignty works in the context of European integration and postcolonialism. Focusing on a group of micro-polities associated with the European Union, it offers a new understanding of international relations in the context of modern sovereignty. This book offers a...

    Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
32. Scientific Foundations of Crime Scene Reconstruction

    Introducing Method to Mayhem

    By Jon J. Nordby, Ph.D.

    Philosophers of science have long used reconstructive reasoning to develop historical explanations covering the origins of natural phenomenon. The application of the scientific method is a powerful tool for solving crimes through reconstruction of the events. Scientific Foundations of Crime Scene...

    Published December 16th 2012 by CRC Press
33. The Politics of Imagination

    Edited by Chiara Bottici, Benoît Challand

    Series: Birkbeck Law Press

    The Politics of Imagination offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the contemporary relationship between politics and the imagination. What role does our capacity to form images play in politics? And can we define politics as a struggle for people’s imagination? As a result of the increasingly...

    Published December 16th 2012 by Birkbeck Law Press
34. Community Resilience and Environmental Transitions

    By Geoff Wilson

    This book discusses the resilience of communities in both developed and developing world contexts. It investigates the notion of ‘resilience’ and the challenges faced by local communities around the world to deal with disturbances (natural hazards or human-made) that may threaten their long-term...

    Published December 16th 2012 by Routledge
35. Towards Principled Oceans Governance

    Australian and Canadian Approaches and Challenges

    Edited by Donald R. Rothwell, David L. VanderZwaag

    Series: Routledge Advances in Maritime Research

    Australia and Canada have been at the forefront of efforts to operationalize integrated oceans and coastal management. Throughout the 1990s both countries devoted considerable effort to developing strategies to give effect to international ocean management obligations. This key book focuses on...

    Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
36. Child vs. State

    Children and the Law

    Edited by Janet W. Steverson

    Series: Controversies in Constitutional Law

    Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
37. Readings in Law and Popular Culture

    Edited by Steven Greenfield, Guy Osborn

    Series: Routledge Studies in Law, Society and Popular Culture

    Readings in Law and Popular Culture is the first book to bring together high quality research, with an emphasis on context, from key researchers working at the cutting-edge of both law and cultural disciplines. Fascinating and varied, the volume crosses many boundaries, dealing with areas as...

    Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
38. Peacebuilding

    From Concept to Commission

    By Robert Jenkins

    Series: Global Institutions

    The emergence of The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2005 was the culmination of a long and contentious process. In this work Rob Jenkins provides a concise introduction that traces the origins and evolution of peacebuilding as a concept, the creation and functioning of the PBC as...

    Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
39. Security Governance, Policing, and Local Capacity

    By Jan Froestad, Clifford Shearing

    Series: Advances in Police Theory and Practice

    The security governance of South Africa has faced immense challenges amid post-apartheid constitutional and political transformations. In many cases, policing and governmental organizations have failed to provide security and other services to the poorest inhabitants. Security Governance, Policing,...

    Published December 12th 2012 by CRC Press
40. Q&A Family Law 2013-2014

    7th Edition

    By Rachael Stretch

    Series: Questions and Answers

    Routledge Q&As give you the tools to practice and refine your exam technique, showing you how to apply your knowledge to maximum effect in an exam situation. Each book contains up to fifty essay and problem-based questions on the most commonly examined topics, complete with expert guidance and...

    Published December 12th 2012 by Routledge