Nanna's Poems is a poignant collection about life. It spins a bittersweet tale of childhood, marriage, and death. For Dora, the one consistency was God. Though temptation is everywhere and the world in which we live is a harrowing one, at its heart, this collection explores the power of His love and His guidance.
When Uncle Kevin (Please, just call me Kevie!) arrives out of the blue to visit his nephew and his wife Anne, he brings with him both disruption and fun. Kevie is a wonderful storyteller with a travelling spirit and a rich history. In this semi-biographical novel, Lord Christopher traces the history of his happy-go-lucky Uncle Kevin and delineates it against the backdrop of the history and zeitgeist of Australia at the time. Kevie has an interesting approach to and philosophy about life, and so far it has served him well. But life can be sad and difficult, which occurrences are sensitively and faithfully documented by his nephew, the author.
Majority/Minority Relations in the Countries of the Former Eastern Bloc
Designed as a supplementary resource for courses in politics, sociology, and ethnic studies, this engaging text offers insightful analysis and thought-provoking content. First published in 2001, it presents a well-structured exploration of relevant themes, making it an ideal choice for students seeking to deepen their understanding of these fields.
The notion of Differentiated Integration is increasingly used in the literature on European integration. Often employed interchangeably with the notion of "flexible integration, diverging views on its nature have led to the emergence of various definitions and, to some extent, a semantic confusion. A lack of consensus characterizes the academic literature; some authors even avoid putting an explicit definition on the term. The main objective of this book is to seek answers for the following questions: How can one define Differentiated Integration in the European Union? Should Differentiated Integration be considered as a process, a concept, a system or a theory? Should it be seen as a temporary or a well-established phenomenon? How is this field of study likely to develop in the future? In order to do so, all chapters, written by leading experts in the field, offer a state-of-the-art analysis of the study of differentiated integration, from theoretical and practical perspectives. In addition, this book is not a collection of isolated papers: all chapters are interconnected and gravitate towards the aforementioned central questions, but approach these from different perspectives. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy.
Leading historians, specialists in art and literature, economists and political scientists from East and West present a stock-taking ten years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of past era. Russian and German commentators with a perspective from Moscow and Berlin give a multi-faceted picture of this complicated region at the turn of the 21st century.
The book delves into the critical issue of political legitimacy within the European Union, exploring its authority, legitimacy deficits, and the relationship between the EU and nation-states. It poses essential questions about the nature of legitimacy and analyzes how it affects democracy, political identity, and governance. By proposing a multi-dimensional view of political legitimacy, the text emphasizes the interactive process between state and EU levels, highlighting the varying impacts on different member states.