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Stimulus spending to address the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to either facilitate the transition away from fossil energy or to lock in carbon-intensive technologies and infrastructure for decades to come. Whether they are focused on green sectors or not, stimulus measures can alleviate or reinforce socio-economic inequality. This Element delves into the data in the Energy Policy Tracker to assess the e...

This book is a uniquely accessible discussion of the sanctions and international trade measures deployed against Russia following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The book situates the sanctions response within its historical and economic backgrounds"--

Political technology' is a Russian term for the professional engineering of politics. It has turned Russian politics into theatre and propaganda, and metastasised to take over foreign policy and weaponise history. The war against Ukraine is one outcome. In the West, spin doctors and political consultants do more than influence media or run campaigns: they have also helped build parallel universes of alternative political reality. Hungary has u...

Anthroposcreens frames the 'climate unconscious' as a reading strategy for film and television productions during the Anthropocene. Drawing attention to the affects of climate change and the broader environmental damage of the Anthropocene, this study mobilizes its frame in concert with other tools from cultural and film studies¿such as debates over Black representation¿to provide readings of the underlying environmental themes in Black Americ...

Decisions of international courts and arbitrators, as well as judgments of national courts, are fundamental elements of modern public international law. The International Law Reports is the only publication in the world wholly devoted to the regular and systematic reporting in English of such decisions. It is therefore an absolutely essential work of reference. Volume 202 contains the Immunities and Criminal Proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v. F...

England's Insular Imagining is vital reading for anyone interested in British nationhood. It shows how the English used Geoffrey of Monmouth's mythical 'British History' (1137) first to justify an attempted Scottish conquest, then to make Scotland's nationhood vanish in new literary, legal and cartographic figurations of English seasovereignty"--

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This book is valuable for those interested in tackling the complex legal issue of environmental protection in deep seabed mining by employing knowledge in fields of the law of the sea, international environmental law, international institutional law, and the law of State responsibility and international liability.

Virtual reality is a powerful emerging technology using advanced computing techniques to create perceptual illusions that transcend ordinary human experiences. This interdisciplinary text explains fundamentals and industry insights from engineering to psychology, enabling students, researchers, and developers to contribute to this growing field.

A Global Perspective. Economics, business studies, International economics, International business

The book tells the story of an industry that is transforming under the impact of globalizing forces and digital technologies. Applying the Global Value Chain (GVC) theoretical framework to television for the first time, the book examines each value-adding segment and firms within. It provides a full account of television's global shift, from the development of TV formats and transnational TV networks to the emergence of tech giants and global ...

Throughout the early modern period, political theorists in France and England drew on the works of Plutarch to offer advice to kings and princes. Elizabeth I herself translated Plutarch in her later years, while Jacques Amyot's famous translations of Plutarch's The Parallel Lives led to the wide distribution of his work and served as a key resource for Shakespeare in the writing of his Roman plays, through Sir Thomas North's English translatio...

Political parties are integral to democracies. Yet, they frequently engage in violent behavior and form electoral alliances with non-state armed actors. When do parties engage in, or facilitate, violence and what determines the strategy of violence that they employ? Under the Gun explores these questions in the context of Pakistan.

This comprehensive analysis of the TV industry applies a global value chain perspective to the new video ecosystem that combines streaming platforms, tech giants, and digital infrastructure and technologies.

An overview of recent advances in the quantitative modeling of wildland fire based on fluid dynamics, including a discussion of the mathematical and dynamical principles. Providing a state-of-the-art survey, it is a useful reference for scientists, researchers, and graduate students interested in fire behavior from a range of fields.

In the US and other developed democracies, electoral participation has declined, political conflict is increasingly polarized, and democratic institutions are in crisis. Contested Representation provides cutting-edge analyses of the sources and consequences of these developments while exploring opportunities for reform.

Dialogue between Law and Culture. Law, Human rights, Comparative law

In a new interpretation of the past, present and future of climate-related conflicts and threats, this volume explores the links between climate change, water and security from an 'international political ecology' perspective. The authors draw on case studies from Israel-Palestine, Syria, Cyprus, Sudan-South Sudan, and the Lake Chad basin.