This volume addresses the future of political control and accountability in a European and comparative perspective. It is based on the contributions to an international conference hosted by the Montesquieu Institute (Centre of European Parliamentary History and Constitutional Development) at Maastricht in March 2008. The conference concluded a larger research project that was devoted to identifying features of domestic constitutional law that could help develop a system of effective accountab...

‘Waarom bereik ik jongeren niet meer met mijn aanpak?’ Veel professionals die met jongeren werken worstelen met deze vraag, maar niet alleen zij. Ook bezorgde ouders en buurtbewoners begrijpen niet meer wat er met jongeren aan de hand is. De media berichten over groepsverkrachtingen, criminaliteit en andere excessen – en jongeren die zich daar niet mee bezighouden lijken er weinig problemen mee te hebben dat het gebeurt. De normen en waarden van jongeren lijken totaal veranderd. Hoe kan da...

Na 11 september 2001 waren commentatoren het over één ding eens: de aanslagen zouden een einde maken aan het postmodernisme en alles wat daarmee werd geassocieerd. Thomas Vaessens laat zien dat in de literatuur al langer aan het postmodernisme werd getwijfeld. Eind jaren tachtig vroegen schrijvers zich al af of ze niet te ver waren doorgeschoten in hun neiging tot ‘deconstructie’. Hadden ze het niet onmogelijk gemaakt ergens in te geloven – in het nut van literair engagement bijvoorbeeld...

Schillers magnum opus Brieven over de esthetische opvoeding van de mens behoort tot de belangrijkste filosofische werken van de Duitse Romantiek. Met de zijns inziens catastrofale gevolgen van de Franse Revolutie voor ogen, komt Schiller ertoe geen heil meer te verwachten van politieke middelen en alleen het niet-politieke middel van de kunst in staat te achten de moderne maatschappij te humaniseren. Het ‘spel’ van de kunst zou de mens pas echt vrij maken.Schillers gedurfde verhandeling is ...

Game-theoretic reasoning pervades economic theory and is used widely in other social and behavioural sciences. An Introduction to Game Theory International Edition, by Martin J. Osborne, presents the main principles of game theory and shows how they can be used to understand economics, social, political, and biological phenomena.

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The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion is a major resource for courses in Religious Studies. It begins by explaining the most important methodological approaches to religion, including psychology, philosophy, anthropology and comparative study, before moving on to explore a wide variety of critical issues, such as gender, science, fundamentalism, ritual, and new religious movements. Written by renowned international specialists, this new edition:includes eight new chapters, includin...

International trade has shaped the modern world, yet until now no single book has been available for both economists and general readers that traces the history of the international economy from its earliest beginnings to the present day. Power and Plenty fills this gap, providing the first full account of world trade and development over the course of the last millennium. Ronald Findlay and Kevin O'Rourke examine the successive waves of globalization and "deglobalization" that have occurred ...

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