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Transnational Ukraine?: Networks and Ties that Influence(d) Contemporary Ukraine (Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society #159)
by Timm Beichelt Susann WorschechThe Euromaidan protests showed Ukraine to be a state between East and West European paths. Ukraine's search for an identity and future is deeply rooted in historical fractures, which indicate its longstanding ties beyond its borders. In this volume, distinguished scholars provide empirical analysis and theoretical reflections on Ukraine's transnational embeddedness, which surfaced with an unexpected intensity in the recent political conflict. The essays have subjects including the role of international media and of diaspora communities in Euromaidan's aftermath, the transnational roots of memory and the search for collective identity, and transnational linkages of elites within Ukrainian political and economic regimes. The anthology demonstrates the theoretical and analytical value of the concept of transnationalism for studying the ambivalent processes of post-Soviet modernization.
Transnational Visual Activism for Women’s Reproductive Rights: My Body, My Choice
by Basia SliwinskaFocusing on art practices that advocate, raise consciousness, and educate about the human right to reproductive health, this book analyses and compares forms of feminist artivism to interrogate bodily rights while closely examining the lived experiences of women and their right of free choice.The transnational framing engages with resurgent imperialist and colonial ambitions across global politics and with the attempts at disrupting these positionings by prioritising feminist care as instrumental for democracy and social justice. Key foci of this book include the ways in which arts activism operates, and its strategies and methods related to, for example, the types of artistic practice employed, approaches to dissemination and reach, and engaging the public. The analysis of these topics interrogates the potential of arts activism to work while other forms of activism may stumble, leading social change in thinking, practice and, finally, legislation. Countries covered include Finland, Poland, Portugal, Latvia, the United Kingdom, Chile, Brazil, the United States, and Australia.The book will be of interest to students and scholars studying art history, art theory and practice, gender studies, and women’s studies.Chapters 2 and 3 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.Chapter 4 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
Transnational and Postcolonial Vampires
by Tabish Khair Johan HöglundThroughout the ages, vampires have transgressed the borders of gender, race, class, propriety and nations. This collection examines the vampire as a postcolonial and transnational phenomenon that maps the fear of the Other, the ravenous hunger of Empires and the transcultural rifts and intercultural common grounds that make up global society today.
Transnationale Klima- und Energie-Governance: Die Europäische Union und Nordamerika im Vergleich (Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection)
by Simon HaasDie Bekämpfung des Klimawandels und die gleichzeitige Sicherstellung einer nachhaltigen, zuverlässigen und wirtschaftlichen Energieversorgung werden zunehmend als zentrale Menschheitsaufgaben des 21. Jahrhunderts betrachtet. Die politische Problembearbeitung endet dabei nicht an nationalen Grenzen, sondern weist angesichts vielfältiger Interdependenzen immer auch eine transnationale Komponente auf. Die Funktionslogik und die Leistungsfähigkeit solcher transnationalen Governance-Prozesse unterscheiden sich wiederum von Region zu Region: Während die Staaten der Europäischen Union dafür die umfassende und verrechtlichte Architektur des EU-Systems nutzen können, fehlt eine solche Institutionenstruktur in anderen Erdteilen. Das vorliegende Buch analysiert die Politiken zu Klimaschutz und erneuerbaren Energien sowie die Marktregulierung im Elektrizitäts- und Erdgassektor in Europa und Nordamerika und geht der Frage nach, wie sich die Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Systemen auf die Performanz der Governance auswirken.
Transnationale Kommunikation
by Michael Brüggemann Hartmut WesslerÖffentliche Kommunikation überschreitet, unterläuft und überwindet in zunehmendem Maße nationale Grenzen. Dieser Internationalisierungsprozess ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil von Globalisierung in ihrer politischen, kulturellen und ökonomischen Dimension. Der Band will das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Internationalisierung und nationalen Beharrungskräften ausleuchten. Er vereint daher international vergleichende und transnationale Perspektiven auf öffentliche Kommunikation. Das Buch hat einen regionalen Schwerpunkt in der OECD-Welt, enthält aber zugleich kurze Fallstudien zu wichtigen Ländern und Regionen außerhalb der OECD.
Transnationalisation and Legal Actors: Legitimacy in Question (Globalization: Law and Policy)
by Cécile Pelaudeix Bettina Lemann Kristiansen Katerina Mitkidis Lauren Neumann Louise MunkholmTransnational tendencies have led to a pluralistic legal environment in which emerging and established legal actors, regulatory levels and types of legal norms co-exist, compete and interact in complex ways. This challenges and changes not only how legal norms are created, applied and enforced but also when these actors, norms and processes are considered legitimate. The book investigates how states and non-state actors interact in transnational settings and pays attention to the understudied question of what effect transnational tendencies have on the legitimacy of legal actors, norms and processes. It seeks to confront three fundamental questions: Has legitimacy significantly changed? Who creates norms and with which consequences for legal procedures and norms? The book considers the question of legitimacy from a broad range of legal perspectives, including environmental law, human rights law and commercial law. It maps out the contours of legitimacy today with an emphasis on the reactions of central actors like states and courts to transnational tendencies. The book thereby provides a conceptually powerful structure within which to further debate the complexity of transnational tendencies in law and proposes innovative approaches to problem solving while designing pathways for further reflection on the development of law in a transnational context.
Transnationalisierungsräume: Schulkultur zwischen Internationalisierung und Interkulturalität (Schule und Gesellschaft #65)
by Merle Hummrich Merle Hinrichsen Paula Paz MatuteDas Buch zeigt die pädagogische Bedeutung von Globalisierungsprozessen in der Institution Schule. Diese lässt sich anhand von zwei Dimensionen markieren: der Internationalisierung von Schule und der Relevanz von ethnischer Diversität. Wie sich Schulkulturen auf diese Prozesse beziehen und wie sie damit einhergehende Anforderungen bearbeiten, wird theoretisch mit dem Konzept der Transnationalisierung aufgeschlüsselt. Zudem wird herausgearbeitet welche Möglichkeitsräume für Bildungsteilhabe sich in diesem Zusammenhang für Jugendliche eröffnen.
Transnationalism And The German City
by Janet Ward Jeffry M. DiefendorfToo often, scholars treat transnationalism as a conflict in which the local, regional, and national give way to globalized identity. As these varied studies of German cities show, though, the urban environment is actually a site of trans-localism that is not merely oppositional, but that adapts itself dialectically to the forces of globalization.
Transnationalism and Imperialism: Endurance of the Global Western Film (New Directions in National Cinemas)
by David Roche Hervé MayerWhile Western films can be seen as a mode of American exceptionalism, they have also become a global genre. Around the world, Westerns exemplify colonial cinema, driven by the exploration of racial and gender hierarchies and the progress and violence shaped by imperialism.Transnationalism and Imperialism: Endurance of the Global Western Film traces the Western from the silent era to present day as the genre has circulated the world. Contributors examine the reception and production of American Westerns outside the US alongside the transnational aspects of American productions, and they consider the work of minority directors who use the genre to interrogate a visual history of oppression. By viewing Western films through a transnational lens and focusing on the reinterpretations, appropriations, and parallel developments of the genre outside the US, editors Hervé Mayer and David Roche contribute to a growing body of literature that debunks the pervasive correlation between the genre and American identity.Perfect for media studies and political science, Transnationalism and Imperialism reveals that Western films are more than cowboys; they are a critical intersection where issues of power and coloniality are negotiated.
Transnationalism and Urbanism (Routledge Research in Transnationalism)
by Stefan Krätke Kathrin Wildner Stephan LanzThe formation of transnational urban spaces is a relevant and challenging field of interdisciplinary research, which deserves much more debate in order to deepen our understanding of generating and restructuring urban spaces under conditions of contemporary globalisation processes. This edited collection reflects current studies on the relation of transnationalism and urbanism. Scholars from disciplines including Geography, Ethnography and Urban Planning discuss theoretical approaches, methodology and case studies on processes of the production of urban spaces through global economic value chains, socio-cultural practices, and political governance strategies. Cities are appropriate sites for an examination of the spatial dimension of transnationality because this is where global processes are concentrated, localized, transformed and materialize. In this context, urban space is not merely to be regarded as a setting for transnational practices, but as a constituent force of transnationalism in all its manifestations.
Transnationalism from Below: Comparative Urban and Community Research
by Michael Peter SmithExpansion of transnational capital and mass media to even the remotest of places has provoked a spate of discourse on transnationalism. A core theme hi this debate is the penetration of national cultures and political systems by global and local driving forces. The nation-state is seen as weakened by transnational capital, global media, and emergent supranational political institutions. It also faces the decentering local resistances of the informal economy, ethnic nationalism, and grass-roots activism. Transnationalism From Below brings together a rich combination of theoretical and grounded studies of transnational processes and practices, discussing both their positive and negative aspects.The editors examine the scope and limits of transnationalism. The volume is divided into four parts: "Theorizing Transnationalism"; "Transnational Economic and Political Agency"; "Constructing Transnational Localities"; and "Transnational Practices and Cultural Reinscription." Contriburtors include Andre C. Drainville, Josephine Smart, Alan Smart, Minna Nyberg S0rensen, George Fouron, Nina Glick Schiller, Luin Goldring, Sarah J. Mahler, Linda Miller Matthei, Louisa Schein, David A. Smith, and Robert C. Smith. Moving easily between micro and macro analyses, this book expands the boundaries of the current scholarship on transnationalism, locates new forms of transnational agency, and poses provocative questions that challenge prevailing interpretations of globalization. Transnationalism From Below is a pioneering collection that will make a significant addition to the libraries of anthropologists, sociologists, international relations specialists, urban planners, political scientists, and policymakers.
Transnationalism in the Prussian East
by Mark TilseFor more than a century following the Partitions of Poland, a protracted and often bitter national conflict pervaded life in Prussia's eastern border provinces. This book radically interprets the German Polish relationship in the Prussian East according to a theory of 'synthesis' between nations, as the first study to apply this concept in the research of nationalism. Contradiction and conflict between the nations gave rise to mentalities and practices that were 'transnational' and that harmonized the national divide. Transnationalism in the Prussian East examines the nature of this process and its profound social and political consequences, exploring in detail issues of language and semantics, sex and marriage, politics, and culture. "
Transnationalism, Activism, Art
by Kit Dobson Aine McglynnBanksy is known worldwide for his politically subversive works of art, but he is far from the only artist whose creations are infused with internationally relevant, activist themes. How else can the arts help activate citizen participation in social justice movements? Moreover, what is the role of culture in a globalizing world?Transnationalism, Activism, Art goes beyond Banksy by investigating how the three complementary political, social, and cultural phenomena listed in the title interact in the twenty-first century. Renowned and emerging critics use current theory on cultural production and politics to illuminate case studies of various media, including film, literature, visual art, and performance, in their multiple manifestations, from electronic dance music to Wikileaks to bestselling poetry collections. By addressing how these artistic media are used to enact citizen participation in social justice movements, the volume makes important connections between such participation and scholarly study of globalization and transnationalism.
Transnationalism, Nationalism and Australian History
by Alecia Simmonds Anna Clark Anne ReesUsing Australian history as a case study, this collection explores the ways national identities still resonate in historical scholarship and reexamines key moments in Australian history through a transnational lens, raising important questions about the unique context of Australia's national narrative. The book examines the tension between national and transnational perspectives, attempting to internationalize the often parochial nation-based narratives that characterize national history. Moving from the local and personal to the global, encompassing comparative and international research and drawing on the experiences of researchers working across nations and communities, this collection brings together diverging national and transnational approaches and asks several critical research questions: What is transnational history? How do new transnational readings of the past challenge conventional national narratives and approaches? What are implications of transnational and international approaches on Australian history? What possibilities do they bring to the discipline? What are their limitations? And finally, how do we understand the nation in this transnational moment?
Transnationalization and Regulatory Change in the EU's Eastern Neighbourhood: Ukraine between Brussels and Moscow (Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies)
by Julia LangbeinRegulatory reforms in the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood countries are not as sluggish as often perceived. Rule enforcement is happening despite the presence of domestic veto players who favour the status quo, the lack of EU membership perspective and the presence of Russia as an alternative governance provider. Using Ukraine as a primary case study, this book examines why convergence with transnational market rules varies across different policy sectors within the Eastern neighbourhood countries. It analyzes the drivers of regulatory change and explores the conditions under which post-Soviet economies integrate with international markets. In doing so, it argues that the impetus for regulatory change in the Eastern neighbourhood lies in specific strategies of domestic empowerment applied by external actors. Furthermore, through the study of the impact of Western and Russian transnational actors, the book concludes that Russia’s presence does not necessarily hinder the integration of the EU’s Eastern neighbours with international markets. Instead, Russia both weakens and strengthens domestic support for convergence with transnational market rules in the region. This book will be of key interest to students and scholars of European/EU studies and international relations, especially in the areas of regulatory politics, transnational governance, public policy, and post-Soviet transitions.
Transpacific Rebalancing
by Barry P. Bosworth Masahiro KawaiPersistently large external imbalances in the world economy contributed to the outbreak of the recent financial crisis. The current account imbalances were particularly severe among the economies that border on the Pacific--the United States ran large deficits, with offsetting surpluses in East Asia. The depth and breadth of the global recession also demonstrated the need for a coordination of national policies to achieve a sustained recovery.While the magnitude of global-trade disruption led to some reduction in the size of the imbalances, closer examination suggests that the progress may prove temporary. On the other hand, significant changes in the underlying patterns of saving and investment suggest that some of the recent rebalancing may prove to be more permanent. Are such imbalances really a problem? If so, why and for whom? What should be done about them--if anything--and what does the future likely hold for transpacific trade relations? In this timely book, Asian and American economists explore those important questions.Copublished with the Asian Development Bank Institute, Transpacific Rebalancing is coedited by Barry Bosworth--long one of the Brookings Institution's leading economic analysts--and Masahiro Kawai, dean of the ADBI. They brought together leading economists from either side of the Pacific to analyze such issues as: The impact of exchange rates The policy choices facing the "Asian tigers" The specifics and effects of trade imbalances in specific countries including the United States, South Korea, Thailand, India, and ChinaContributors include Hwee Kwan Chow, Susan M. Collins, Barry Eichengreen, Joonkyung Ha, Yping Huang, Ginalyn Komoto, Jong-Wha Lee, Rajiv Kumar, Deunden Nikomborirak, Gisela Rua, Lea Sumulong, Chalongphob Sussankam, Kunyu Tao, Willem Thorbecke, and Pankaj Vashisht.
Transpacific Rebalancing
by Barry P. Bosworth Masahiro KawaiPersistently large external imbalances in the world economy contributed to the outbreak of the recent financial crisis. The current account imbalances were particularly severe among the economies that border on the Pacific-the United States ran large deficits, with offsetting surpluses in East Asia. The depth and breadth of the global recession also demonstrated the need for a coordination of national policies to achieve a sustained recovery.While the magnitude of global-trade disruption led to some reduction in the size of the imbalances, closer examination suggests that the progress may prove temporary. On the other hand, significant changes in the underlying patterns of saving and investment suggest that some of the recent rebalancing may prove to be more permanent. Are such imbalances really a problem? If so, why and for whom? What should be done about them-if anything-and what does the future likely hold for transpacific trade relations? In this timely book, Asian and American economists explore those important questions.Copublished with the Asian Development Bank Institute, Transpacific Rebalancing is coedited by Barry Bosworth-long one of the Brookings Institution's leading economic analysts-and Masahiro Kawai, dean of the ADBI. They brought together leading economists from either side of the Pacific to analyze such issues as: The impact of exchange rates The policy choices facing the "Asian tigers" The specifics and effects of trade imbalances in specific countries including the United States, South Korea, Thailand, India, and ChinaContributors include Hwee Kwan Chow, Susan M. Collins, Barry Eichengreen, Joonkyung Ha, Yping Huang, Ginalyn Komoto, Jong-Wha Lee, Rajiv Kumar, Deunden Nikomborirak, Gisela Rua, Lea Sumulong, Chalongphob Sussankam, Kunyu Tao, Willem Thorbecke, and Pankaj Vashisht.
Transparency and American Primacy in World Politics
by James J. MarquardtAt a time when greater transparency is needed, this book advances a novel explanation of America's efforts to advance greater transparency in international relations. Marquardt argues that American statesmen have long sought to secure an American-dominated international system to encourage states to be more open and forthcoming about their internal affairs. Yet the United States routinely uses its calls for military transparency in particular as a policy instrument to discipline its rivals and therefore paradoxically contributes to greater tension in international relations. In contrast to conventional thinking about transparency in relation to overcoming power politics and promoting international cooperation, this book explores the relationship between America's power and international security competition. Though analytically distinct, openness and transparency have served the same strategic goal; ensuring America's position of preponderance in the international system.
Transparency and Authoritarian Rule in Southeast Asia: Singapore and Malaysia (Routledge/City University of Hong Kong Southeast Asia Series)
by Garry RodanIn Transparency and Authoritarian Rule in Southeast Asia, Rodan rejects the notion that the 1997-98 Asian economic crisis was further evidence that ultimately capitalism can only develop within liberal social and political institutions, and that new technology necessarily undermines authoritarian control. Instead, Rodan argues that in Singapore and Malaysia external pressures for transparency reform were, and are, in many respects, being met without serious compromise to authoritarian rule or the sanctioning of media freedom.
Transparency and Funding of Public Service Media – Die deutsche Debatte im internationalen Kontext
by Leonard Novy Christian Herzog Heiko Hilker Orkan TorunDurch ihren #65533;ffentlichen Auftrag und die Finanzierung durch die Haushaltsabgabe stehen ARD, ZDF und das Deutschlandradio unter einem besonderen Legitimations- und Rechtfertigungsdruck. Dabei r#65533;cken Forderungen nach transparenteren Finanz- und Gremienstrukturen der Sendeanstalten zunehmend in den Vordergrund. Neben der deutschen Debatte reflektiert der Band in 14 L#65533;nderfallstudien Entwicklungen und Diskussionen um die Zukunft der Finanzierung #65533;ffentlich-rechtlicher Medien und verbindet dabei medienpolitische Forschung und Praxis.
Transparency and Monetary Policy with Imperfect Common Knowledge
by Mauro RocaA report from the International Monetary Fund.
Transparency and Secrecy in European Democracies: Contested Trade-offs (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics)
by Dorota MokrosinskaThis edited volume offers a critical discussion of the trade-offs between transparency and secrecy in the actual political practice of democratic states in Europe. As such, it answers to a growing need to systematically analyse the problem of secrecy in governance in this political and geographical context. Focusing on topical cases and controversies in particular areas, the contributors reflect on the justification and limits of the use of secrecy in democratic governance, register the social, cultural, and historical factors that inform this process and explore the criteria used by European legislators and policy-makers, both at the national and supranational level, when balancing interests on the sides of transparency and secrecy, respectively. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of security studies, political science, European politics/studies, law, history, political philosophy, public administration, intelligence studies, media and communication studies, and information technology sciences.
Transparency and Surveillance as Sociotechnical Accountability: A House of Mirrors (Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society #28)
by Deborah G. Johnson Priscilla M. ReganSurveillance and transparency are both significant and increasingly pervasive activities in neoliberal societies. Surveillance is taken up as a means to achieving security and efficiency; transparency is seen as a mechanism for ensuring compliance or promoting informed consumerism and informed citizenship. Indeed, transparency is often seen as the antidote to the threats and fears of surveillance. This book adopts a novel approach in examining surveillance practices and transparency practices together as parallel systems of accountability. It presents the house of mirrors as a new framework for understanding surveillance and transparency practices instrumented with information technology. The volume centers around five case studies: Campaign Finance Disclosure, Secure Flight, American Red Cross, Google, and Facebook. A series of themed chapters draw on the material and provide cross-case analysis. The volume ends with a chapter on policy implications.
Transparency and the Open Society: Practical Lessons for Effective Policy
by Roger Taylor Tim KelseyGreater transparency is increasingly seen as the answer to a wide range of social issues by governments, NGOs and businesses around the world. However, evidence of its impact is mixed. Using case studies from around the world including India, Tanzania, the UK and US, Transparency and the open society surveys the adoption of transparency globally, providing an essential framework for assessing its likely performance as a policy and the steps that can be taken to make it more effective. It addresses the role of transparency in the context of growing use by governments and businesses of surveillance and database driven decision making. The book is written for anyone involved in the use of transparency whether campaigning from outside or working inside government or business to develop policies.
Transparency in Global Environmental Governance
by Michael Mason Aarti GuptaTransparency -- openness, secured through greater availability of information -- isincreasingly seen as part of the solution to a complex array of economic, political, and ethicalproblems in an interconnected world. The "transparency turn" in global environmentalgovernance in particular is seen in a range of international agreements, voluntary disclosureinitiatives, and public-private partnerships. This is the first book to investigate whethertransparency in global environmental governance is in fact a broadly transformative force or plays amore limited, instrumental role. After three conceptual, context-setting chapters,the book examines ten specific and diverse instances of "governance by disclosure. " Theseinclude state-led mandatory disclosure initiatives that rely on such tools as prior informed consentand monitoring, measuring, reporting and verification; and private (or private-public), largelyvoluntary efforts that include such corporate transparency initiatives as the Carbon DisclosureProject and such certification schemes as the Forest Stewardship Council. The cases, which focus onissue areas including climate change, biodiversity, biotechnology, natural resource exploitation,and chemicals, demonstrate that although transparency is ubiquitous, its effects are limited andoften specific to particular contexts. The book explores in what circumstances transparency canoffer the possibility of a new emancipatory politics in global environmental governance.