This book collects Thomas Risse's most important articles together in a single volume. Covering a wide range of issues – the end of the Cold War, transatlantic relations, the "democratic peace," ...human rights, governance in areas of limited statehood, Europeanization, European identity and public spheres, most recently comparative regionalism – it is testament to the breadth and excellence of this highly respected International Relations scholar's work. The collection is organized thematically – domestic politics and international relations, international sources of domestic change, and the diffusion of ideas and institutions – and a brand new introductory essay provides additional coherence. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of International Relations, European Politics, and Comparative Politics.
This book offers new insight into the end of the British Empire in the Middle East. It takes a fresh look at the relationship between Britain and the Gulf rulers at the height of the British Empire, ...and how its effects are still felt internationally today. Over the last four decades, the Persian Gulf region has gone through oil shocks, wars and political changes, and yet the basic entities of the southern Gulf states have remained largely in place. How did this resilient system come about for such seemingly contested societies? Drawing on extensive multi-archival research in the British, American and Gulf archives, this book illuminates a series of negotiations between British diplomats and the Gulf rulers that inadvertently led Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE to take their current shapes. The story addresses the crucial question of self-determination versus 'better together', a dilemma pertinent to anyone interested in the transformation of the modern world.
Laws of the Sea Braverman, Irus
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Laws of the Sea assembles scholars from law, geography, anthropology, and environmental humanities to consider the possibilities of a critical ocean approach in legal studies. Unlike the United ...Nations’ monumental Convention on the Law of the Sea, which imagines one comprehensive constitutional framework for governing the ocean, Laws of the Sea approaches oceanic law in plural and dynamic ways. Critically engaging contemporary concerns about the fate of the ocean, the collection’s twelve chapters range from hydrothermal vents through the continental shelf and marine genetic resources to coastal communities in France, Sweden, Florida, and Indonesia. Documenting the longstanding binary of land and sea, the chapters pose a fundamental challenge to European law’s “terracentrism” and its pervasive influence on juridical modes of knowing and making the world. Together, the chapters ask: is contemporary Eurocentric law—and international law in particular—capable of moving away from its capitalist and colonial legacies, established through myriad oceanic abstractions and classifications, toward more amphibious legalities? Laws of the Sea will appeal to legal scholars, geographers, anthropologists, cultural and political theorists, as well as scholars in the environmental humanities, political ecology, ocean studies, and animal studies.
Važnost je romantičnih odnosa u adolescenciji i ranoj odrasloj dobi neupitna. Dok turbulencije na romantičnome planu mogu utjecati na mentalno zdravlje, problemi s potonjim mogu se odraziti na ...romantičnu kompetentnost adolescenata. Model individualnih razlika predlaže da navedenu povezanost moderiraju individualne karakteristike pojedinca, uključujući relacijske aspekte samopoimanja. Budući da su istraživanja navedenih konstrukata u hrvatskim znanstvenim krugovima još uvijek nedovoljno zastupljena, cilj je ovoga pilot-istraživanja bio ispitati doprinose spola, dobi te relacijskih aspekata samopoimanja u objašnjenju emocionalnoga distresa. Istraživanje je provedeno u proljeće 2021. godine putem online-upitnika. Prigodni su uzorak sačinjavale 194 mlade osobe u kasnoj adolescenciji i ranoj odrasloj dobi, a prosječna je dob sudionika bila 19 godina. Žene su sačinjavale 78 % uzorka, a 62 % sudionika u trenutku provedbe istraživanja bilo je u romantičnoj vezi. Osim odgovora na demografska pitanja i pitanja o uključenosti u romantične odnose, sudionici su ispunili skraćenu verziju Skale depresivnosti, anksioznosti i stresa te Upitnik za procjenu odnosa. Da bismo testirali postavljene hipoteze, provedena je hijerarhijska regresijska analiza. Rezultati su razmotreni s polazišta teorije sociometra te pokazuju da veća relacijska depresivnost mladih previđa veću izraženost simptoma depresivnosti, anksioznosti i stresa. Pritom uključenost u romantične odnose ima značajnu moderatorsku ulogu pa mladi koji su u vezi imaju izraženije probleme mentalnoga zdravlja kada je njihovo relacijsko samopouzdanje nisko, a relacijska depresivnost izraženija. Dobiveni nalazi pružaju smjernice za buduća istraživanja, ali i sugeriraju mogućnost promocije mentalnoga zdravlja jačanjem interpersonalnih kompetencija u adolescenciji.
U Hrvatskoj se razvoj društveno odgovornog ponašanja odvija vrlo sporo. Stoga je glavni cilj neprofitnih organizacija iznaći rješenja za socijalne probleme koje državne strukture nisu pravovremeno ...detektirale, dok je njihova misija podrška društvu (uglavnom marginalnim skupinama), jačanju humanosti i volonterstva i podizanju svijesti javnosti o društveno relevantnim pitanjima. Ovaj rad bavi se odnosima s javnošću u neprofitnim organizacijama na primjeru udruga osoba s invaliditetom. Cilj rada je definirati odnose s javnošću, objasniti što su to neprofitne organizacije i udruge osoba s invaliditetom u Hrvatskoj te analizirati odnose s javnošću u hrvatskim udrugama osoba s invaliditetom na temelju ankete. Rad je podijeljen u dva dijela. Prvi dio daje teoretski pregled odnosa s javnošću u neprofitnim organizacijama, definira što su to udruge osoba s invaliditetom u Hrvatskoj te pruža teorijski i pravni okvir. Drugi dio je istraživanje i sastoji se od prikaza stavova i mišljenja zaposlenika o odnosima s javnošću u udrugama osoba s invaliditetom i analize dobivenih podataka putem ankete.
The development of socially responsible behavior has been very slow in Croatia. The main goal of non-profit organizations is to come up with solutions for social problems that the government organizations have not detected in a timely manner, while their mission is to provide support to society (mainly marginal groups), enhance humanity and volunteerism and raise public awareness of socially relevant issues. This paper deals with public relations in non-profit organizations based on the example of associations of persons with disabilities. The aim of this paper is to define public relations, non-profit organizations and associations of persons with disabilities in Croatia and to analyze public relations in Croatian associations of persons with disabilities based on the survey. The paper is divided into two parts. The first part gives a theoretical overview of public relations in non-profit organizations, defines associations of persons with disabilities in Croatia and provides a theoretical and legal framework. The second part comprises research that consists of employee attitudes to and opinions about public relations in associations of persons with disabilities and the analysis of data obtained through a survey.
L'Amérique du Nord Demers, Maurice; Vézina, Catherien
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La région nord-américaine s'affirme avec les années comme étant une des plus intégrées sur le plan commercial, sur le plan de la production et sur le plan culturel.-- L'objectif principal du ...livre "L'Amérique du Nord : une histoire des identités et des solidarités" est d'explorer l'histoire transnationale des trois partenaires nord-américains au cours des XIX e , XX e et XXI e siècles. Les réflexions proposées dans cet ouvrage permettent de voir que, si l'intégration s'avère fragile sur certains terrains, elle laisse entrevoir également des liens nord-américains beaucoup plus durables, ainsi que des contacts plutôt surprenants entre les deux voisins périphériques de l'Amérique du Nord. De la définition du territoire aux mouvements de solidarité, des migrations touristiques et culturelles au défi posé par des concurrents commerciaux, ce livre rebrasse notre compréhension du processus d'intégration de l'Amérique du Nord.
Cilj je ovog istraživanja ispitati doprinos varijabli obiteljskog i varijabli vršnjačkog konteksta u objašnjenju samopoštovanja tijekom rane, srednje i kasne adolescencije. U istraživanju je ...sudjelovalo 344 osnovnoškolaca, 370 srednjoškolaca te 357 studenata. Prosječna dob sudionika u skupini mlađih adolescenata iznosi M = 12.6 (SD = 0.63), u skupini srednjih adolescenata M = 16.5 (SD = 0.57), a u skupini starijih adolescenata M = 20.6 (SD = 1.17). Primijenjeni su sljedeći instrumenti: Upitnik općih podataka, Upitnik roditeljskog prihvaćanja-odbacivanja, Skala obiteljske prilagodljivosti i kohezivnosti, Upitnik kvalitete prijateljstva, Upitnik privrženosti vršnjacima – revidirana verzija i Rosenbergova skala za mjerenje samopoštovanja. Rezultati provedenih hijerarhijskih regresijskih analiza upućuju na to da set prediktorskih varijabli objašnjava 38% ukupne varijance samopoštovanja kod mlađih, 21% ukupne varijance samopoštovanja kod srednjih i 27% ukupne varijance samopoštovanja kod starijih adolescenata. Kada su u pitanju obiteljske varijable, u skupini mlađih i srednjih adolescenata značajni su prediktori samopoštovanja varijable roditeljsko prihvaćanje-odbacivanje od strane majke i obiteljska prilagodljivost i kohezivnost, a kod starijih adolescenata varijable roditeljsko prihvaćanje-odbacivanje od strane majke i oca. Od varijabli vršnjačkog konteksta kao značajan prediktor samopoštovanja u sve tri skupine adolescenata izdvojila se kvaliteta privrženosti vršnjacima. Dobiveni rezultati upućuju na to da je pri razmatranju obiteljskih i vršnjačkih odrednica samopoštovanja kod adolescenata nužno uzeti u obzir različite oblike obiteljskih i vršnjačkih interakcija, ali i uvažavati razvojne specifičnosti pojedinih razdoblja adolescencije.
The aim of this paper was to examine the contribution of family, and peers context variables in explaining the variance of self-esteem during early, middle, and late adolescence. The research sample consisted of 344 elementary school students, 370 high school students and 357 college students. The average age of participants was M = 12.6 (SD = 0.63) for young adolescents, M = 16.5 (SD = 0.57) for middle adolescents, and M = 20.6 (SD = 1.17) for older adolescents. The following instruments were applied: General Data Questionnaire, Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale, Friendship Quality Questionnaire, Inventory of Peer Attachment-Revised and Self-esteem Scale. The results of hierarchical analyses indicate that set of predictor variables account for 38% of total variance of self-esteem in young, 21% of total variance of self-esteem in middle and 27% of total variance of self-esteem in older adolescents. With respect to family context variables, the self-esteem was significantly predicted by parental acceptance-rejection of mothers and family cohesion and adaptability in young and middle adolescents, and by perceived parental acceptance-rejection of both (mothers and fathers) in older adolescents. Considering peer context variables, in all three adolescent groups, the self-esteem was significantly predicted by perceived quality of attachment with peers. The results of this study indicate the necessity of taking into account the different forms of family and peers interactions, as well as the developmental specificities of a particular period of adolescence when considering family and peers determinants of self-esteem in adolescents.
Za stručnost, kao najvažniju i najcjenjeniju osobinu dobroga govornika,može se reći da je i danas jednako važna kao i u antičko doba. Još jeCiceron govorio kako dobar govornik mora biti mudar, ...posjedovatiširoko znanje i visoku razinu opće kulture. I suvremeni autori naglašavajuvažnost stručnosti, kompetencije i znanja, kao primarnih, uz dodatke jošnekih specifičnih odrednica poput uvjerljivosti, časti i karizme. Cilj ovogaistraživanja bio je ustanoviti kako pojam karizme doživljavaju studenti,kako ga definiraju i koju osobu percipiraju kao karizmatičnu. Odabranisu studenti sa studija Odnosa s javnošću i studija medija na kojem seobrazuju stručnjaci za odnose s javnošću, osviješteni i educirani zaprepoznavanje i najmanjih tragova iznimnih karizmatičnih darova usvakom pojedincu.
For the expertise, as the most important and appreciated characteristicof a good speaker, it can be said that it is still as important today as inancient times. Cicero said that a good speaker must be wise, possessbroad knowledge and a high level of general culture. Contemporaryauthors also emphasise the importance of expertise, competence andknowledge, as primary ones with addition to some specific determinantssuch as persuasion, honour and charisma. The aim of this research wasto determine how the concept of charisma is perceived by students, howthey define it and which public figures they perceive as charismatic.Students were selected from the Public Relations and Media Studies,where public relations experts are educated, made aware and trainedto recognize even the smallest traces of exceptional charismatic gifts ineach individual.
Relationship commitment is one of the key constructsin studies on relationship quality and stability. In this study, the Investment Model (Rusbult, 1980) was used as a theoretical basis, where ...commitment is emphasized as the central construct for relationship maintenance and endurance. The aim of the study was to examine the role of psychological violence in predicting commitment and perceived relationship stability within the aforementioned model. The participants were students of the University of Zagreb (N = 154), with female students (77.9%) being more represented in the sample. The obtained results confirmed the assumptions of the basic model and all regression analyses resulted in a high percentage of explained variance of the examined criteria. The frequency of experiencing psychological violence was a significant negative predictor of commitment and perceived relationship stability, and this relationship was only partially mediated by other examined constructs. Contrary to expectations, more frequent experiencing of psychological violence also had a direct contribution in predicting less perceived relationship stability. The paper discusses the meaning of individual mediation effects and their contribution to explaining the relationships between the investigated constructs. The implications for future studies and for potential practical application of the results are also indicated. Key words: psychological violence; commitment; stability; partner relationships; Investment model
Koncepti vanjske politike Ruske Federacije doneseni od 2000. do 2023. imaju komunikacijsku funkciju o glavnim ciljevima i idejama ruskih vanjskopolitičkih aktera. Koristeći pristup Engleske škole ...međunarodnih odnosa, posebice njezina teorijska obilježja međunarodnog društva, pluralističkog i solidarističkog pristupa te globalnog i regionalnog društva, u radu se analiziraju ruske ideje o međunarodnom društvu koje su istaknute u tim konceptima. Zajedno s tom analizom pokazano je koliko se stvarna ruska vanjska politika podudara s idejama iznesenim u njima.
The foreign policy concepts of the Russian Federation adopted from 2000 to 2023 have a communication function about the main goals and ideas of Russian foreign policy actors. Using the approach of the English School of International Relations, especially its theoretical features of international society, pluralistic and solidaristic approach and global and regional society, the paper analyzes Russian ideas about international society that are highlighted in those concepts. Together with the analysis of those concepts, it is shown how much the actual Russian foreign policy coincides with the ideas presented in them.
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