Global Affairs in a Turbulent World: Perspectives and Controversies

Edited by Yannis A. Stivachtis

ISBN: 978-960-6672-29-3, 550 pages, Hardback

First published in 2008 by ATINER

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Table of Contents

About ATINER
About the Editor
List of Contributors
Acknowledgment
1.	Global Politics: Perspectives and Controversies Yannis A. Stivachtis	1
Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives
2.	Kant as the Post-cold War Prophet? Remarks on the Evolving Path of the Right to Democratic Governance Ignacio de la Rasilla del Moral	21
3.	Prudence, Legitimacy, and International Relations: Learning the Lessons of Iraq Scott G. Nelson & Yannis A. Stivachtis	33
4.	Waltz’s Theory: An Assessment of Its Hegelian Grounds Valeria Camia	57
5.	Anti-globalization Movement and Responses of the Main Stream Media and the Political Elites Ekaterina V. Fedorova	71
Part 2: International Organizations and the Promotion of Justice and Democracy
6.	Post-conflict Peace-building: Is the Hegemony of the ‘Good Governance’ Discourse Depoliticizing the Local? Moncef Kartas	89
7.	Bargaining for Justice: The Domestic and International Politics of Croatian State Compliance with the International Criminal Court for the Former Yugoslavia – Article 29(d) and (e) Obligations Christopher Lamont	129
8.	EU Enlargement and Political Conditionality: Consolidating Democracy in Bulgaria and Romania Yannis A. Stivachtis	143
9.	International Organizations and Democracy Promotion: Socializing Democratic Norms in the Post-Soviet Space The Case of OSCE Amanda Leigh Davis	169
Part 3: Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
10.	The National Leader at the Nexus of Domestic and Foreign Affairs: The Case for Constant Scanning and Multidimensional Diplomacy May McPhail	187
11.	Bridging the Gap: Canadian Public Diplomacy in the United States Pierre C. Pahlavi	201
12.	Psychological Operations in Iraq: Losing the Hearts and Minds Battle Andrew Liaropoulos	221
13.	Domestic Institutions and Decision-making in Foreign Policy and Conflict Situations: The Role of the News Media and the Greek-Turkish Paradigm Maria Touri	233
Part 4: Migration, Identity and Human Rights
14.	Africa and Fortress Europe: African Migration to Europe and the Euro-African Relations Belaschew Gebrewold	255
15.	Tat Ethnic Group Struggle for Identity Behram Navazeni	269
16.	Second Period of Modern Greek Diaspora, 1830-1939 George Kaloudis	283
17.	The Uncertain Fate of Social Rights in America: The Failed Health Care Initiative of 1993-1994 Lewis P. Hinchman, Sandra K. Hinchman & Bryce K. Hinchman	327
Part 5: International Political Economy
18.	Between East and West: Poland’s Future Orientation Stergos Kaloudis	345
19.	High Export Dynamics of China and India: Consequences for and Adjustment Measures of High-Income Countries Alfred Sitz	361
20.	Good Governance and the World Bank: Policy, Practice, and Critiques Matt Eldridge	375
21.	How a Free Market System Results in Hegemony and a Magnificent Era: A Case of Nobunaga Oda, 16^th Century, Japan Chun-yang Huang	397
Part 6: The European Union
22.	The Malaise about the European Perspective on the Middle East Berdal Aral	417
23.	Lobbying – A Tool or a Threat for Democracy? Viviane de Beaufort	441
24.	The Need for a EU Budgetary Constitutional Treaty Auke R. Leen	453
25.	Challenges to European Welfare State Regimes – Convergence: Yes or No? Kosta Josifidis & Novica Supic	465
Part 7: The Middle East and Africa
26.	Women and Islamic Resistance in Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories Maria Holt	479
27.	An Analysis of the Reform Movement in Iran Majid Bozorgmehri	489
28.	The Development of Panturkism in the Late Ottoman Era Baran Dural	507
29.	Transformation in South Africa: From a Pluralist State to a Leviathan State? Pieter Labuschagne	527