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Book Review: G. Palanithurai and R. Ramesh, Integral Rural Development
No full text G. Palanithurai and R. Ramesh, Integral Rural Development. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., 2015, 134 pp., ISBN-13: 978-93-5125-110-1. </jats:p
The Responsibility to Protect: Norms, Laws and the Use of Force in International Politics
No full textThis volume is a collection of the key writings of Professor Ramesh Thakur on norms and laws regulating the international use of force. The adoption of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle by world leaders assembled at the UN summit in 2005 is widely acknowledged to represent one of the great normative advances in international politics since 1945. The author has been involved in this shift from the dominant norm of non-intervention to R2P as an actor, public intellectual and academic and has been a key thinker in this process. These essays represent the author's writings on R2P, including reference to test cases as they arose, such as with Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar in 2008. Comprising essays by a key thinker and agent in the Responsibility to Protect debates, this book will be of much interest to students of international politics, human rights, international law, war and conflict studies, international security and IR in general
Re-Thinking Governance In Public Policy. Dynamics, Strategy And Capacities
No full textGovernance is not a fashion, but a firmly-established lens through which to analyze the complexity of contemporary policy making, that is, the way in which a society and its political processes are organized and steered. Thus governance needs to be seen as a general concept within political analysis which represents a necessary, heuristic tool with which to describe some of the complexity of political processes. Governance is not only a fashionable term, but one destined to remain with us for some time yet.
However, despite a great deal having been written on the subject in recent years, questions remain about many fundamental aspects of governance. This is especially the case in both defining and understanding governance modes and their dynamics, the subject of this book. Many “Varieties of Governance” exist, both cross-nationally and cross sectorally and understanding why this is the case and how it has come about is important for the future of governance studies.
In this introductory chapter, after a brief reflection on the heuristic relevance of the concept, we focus on the following three specific aspects of governance: dynamics, strategy and capacity. The notion of ‘governance dynamics’ suggests that ‘modes of governance’ identified in earlier studies may not be stable, but rather dynamic, meaning that that there are no set governance arrangements within a given political system. These may change over the course of time, as governments adopt different architectural features and mix policy tools in different ways. A mode of governance , in this perspective is an equilibrium moment, rather than a permanent stable construct.
‘Governance strategy’ is a concept which reflects this ability of governments to alter governance arrangements and give them their dynamic character. It suggests that behind every mode or governance equilibrium lies a specific undertaking by different policy actors, as they seek the best governance arrangement to attain their purposes, and consequently try to see that it is established. This is particularly true of governments, since they continue to be in charge of systemic responsibility and are the most powerful authoritative actors in virtually all societies.
“Governance capacity”, is a third critical concept, one which emphasizes that not every choice of governance mechanism is likely to be equally successful in terms of attaining government goals. Every governance arrangement must be effective, that is, capable of resolving political and policy problems, but simply designating or advocating a specific arrangement does not ensure its success
Original filing title: Anniversary, 125th Event | Nunn, Jacqueline A. | Ramesh, K.T. | Hill, Martha N. | Tyler, G. Daniel
No full textPhotograph of 125th Anniversary event, held at B&O Railroad Museum, with Jacqueline A. Nunn, K.T. Ramesh, Martha N. Hill, and G. Daniel Tyler
Can the NPT regime be fixed or should it be abandoned?
No full textRamesh Thakur, Jane Boulden amd Thomas G. WeissElectronic ed.: Berlin [u.a.] : FES, 200
Book Review: Isotopic Techniques in Water Resources Development 1991, G. V. Ramesh (Ed.)
No full textBook Review: Isotopic Techniques in Water Resources Development 1991, G. V. Ramesh (Ed.). Proceedings of a Symposium, Vienna, 11–15 March 1991. Vienna, Austria, International Atomic Energy Agency (1992).This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries.The Radiocarbon archives are made available by Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact [email protected] for further information.Migrated from OJS platform February 202
The Life Model of Nisargadatta Maharaj as Interpreted by Ramesh Balsekar
No full textRamesh Balsekar (1917–2009) was a disciple of Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981). Nisargadatta Maharaj lived in Bombay and taught what he realized: For doing our dharma everything is provided for us. Thus we can focus our attention on discovering “Who one is“ and let life flow. In 1996 the author of this article had a short conversation with Ramesh Balsekar, who presented his way of understanding the teaching of Nisargadatta Maharaj
Ramesh Chandra Sinha (1934–2020)
No full textRamesh Chandra Sinha, a highly respected internationally recognized plant virologist, died peacefully in Ottawa, Canada, on June 14, 2020. He was born on February 10, 1934, in Bareilly, India. His outstanding achievements include the identification of wound tumor virus (WTV) multiplication sites in its leafhopper vector and the development of cost-effective tools for the detection of phytoplasmas and mycotoxins. Additionally, his research findings on the economically important barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) laid the foundation for the control of diseases caused by this virus in cereal crops
Determination of almond S-alleles using PCR primers designed from their introns
No full textM.G. Wirthensohn, C. Channuntapitat, S.A. Ramesh, G. Collins, M. Sedgleyhttp://www.iamz.ciheam.org/en/pages/novedades_docs/OM%20A63%20-%20GREMPA%20.pd
A novel design for an RF MEMS resistive switch on PCB substrate
No full textCopyright @ 2008 Stimulation Action on MEM
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