This book examines the political and legal challenges of regional governance of the 28 countries of the European Union and the 48 in the Council of Europe. The contributions, dilemmas, and moral hazards from this record of nearly seven decades of regional inter-governmental institutions has kept the peace, but produced episodes of crisis from overstretching jurisdictions, thematically and geographically. Polarization between nationalist and integrative forces has displaced the idealistic a...

Eine einzige magische Winternacht kann alles verändern. Das bekommt das Mädchen Liz auf schmerzhafte Weise zu spüren als sie von ihrem geliebten Stofftier Rudolph, dem Rentier mit der roten Nase, getrennt wird. Gemeinsam, mit ihrer Katze Polly, begibt Liz sich auf eine gefährliche Suche, um ihren rotnasigen Freund wiederzufinden. Zur gleichen Zeit muss sich auch der tollpatschige Halbengel Woody auf den Weg zur Erde hinunter machen, um endlich seine Engelsprüfung zu bestehen. Unglücklicher...

Looking beyond and beneath the macro level, this book examines the processes and outcomes of the interaction of economic reforms and socio-economic peacebuilding programmes with, and international interventions in, people’s lived realities in conflict-affected societies.The contributions argue that disregarding socio-economic aspects of peace and how they relate to the everyday leaves a vacuum in the understanding of the formation of post-conflict economies. To address this gap, th...

This unique companion is a much-needed guide for those who are embarking on field research in conflict-affected countries. In a break with academic tradition, the chapters are mainly written in the first person and contain personal accounts of the ethical and practical challenges of fieldwork. In the book, over thirty scholars reflect on the complexity of dealing with human subjects in conflict-affected contexts. This indispensable book provides insider knowledge and gives confidence to re...