1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459853603321

Autore

Axyonova Vera

Titolo

The European Union's democratization policy for Central Asia : failed in success or succeeded in failure? / / Vera Axyonova

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stuttgart, Germany : , : ibidem-Verlag, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

3-8382-6694-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Collana

Interdisciplinary Series of the Centre for Intercultural and European Studies, , 1865-2255 ; ; Volume 11 = Interdisziplinäre Schriftenreihe des Centrums für interkulturelle und europäische Studien ; ; Band 11

Disciplina

327.11

Soggetti

Democratization - Government policy - European Union countries

Democratization - Government policy - Asia, Central

European Union - Politics and government

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Editorial; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. European Union as an External Democracy Promoter: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations; 2.1 Conceptualizing the EU as a Normative Actor; 2.1.1 EU-Level Normative Commitments; 2.1.2 The EU Conception of External Democracy Promotion; 2.2 In Search for an Appropriate Theoretical Framework: Explaining External Factors of Democratization; 2.3 Towards a Comprehensive Typology of EU Democracy Promotion Tools; 2.3.1 Categorizing Democratization Tools: An Overview of Existing Typologies

2.3.2 Building-up a Distinct Typology3. Evaluation of EU Democracy Promotion: A Framework for Analysis; 3.1 Evaluating Successes and Failures of External Democracy Promotion; 3.1.1 Existing Approaches; 3.1.2 Methodological Challenges in the Context of the Current Study; 3.1.3 Opting for a Distinct Research Strategy; 3.2 Explaining Successes and Failures of External Democracy Promotion; 3.2.1 What Factors Matter?; 3.2.2 The EU Engagement in Central Asia: Main Assumptions; 3.3 Further Methodological Considerations; 4. The EU Sanctions Against Uzbekistan



4.1 Tracing Implementation of the Sanctions4.1.1 The EU Sanctions and Conditions for Their Withdrawal; 4.1.2 The EU Sanctions at Work; 4.1.3 Summary of the Results; 4.2 Explaining the Outcomes of EU Sanctions; 4.2.1 Lack of Credibility as an Explanation for Failure; 4.2.2 Substance of the EU Demands and Their Implications as Explanatory Factors; 4.2.3 Possible Interfering Effects; 4.3 Concluding Remarks; 5. Structured Human Rights Dialogues; 5.1 Tracing Implementation of the Dialogues; 5.1.1 The Issues in Focus of the HRDs; 5.1.2 Evaluating the Results: What Has (Not) Been Achieved

5.2 Explaining the Outcomes: Multiple Causes of Failure5.2.1 Process-related Factors; 5.2.2 Substance of the Promoted Norms; 5.3 Concluding Remarks; 6. The Institution Building and Partnership Programme and the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights; 6.1 Tracing Implementation of the Programmes; 6.1.1 The IBPP at Work; 6.1.2 The EIDHR at Work; 6.1.3 Summary of the Results; 6.2 Explaining the Outcomes of the IBPP and EIDHR Application; 6.2.1 Assistance Transparency and Ownership; 6.2.2 Substance of the Promoted Norms; 6.3 Concluding Remarks; 7. Conclusion; References

Annex I: List of Expert InterviewsAnnex II: IBPP Projects implemented in Kyrgyzstan in 2002-2009; Annex III: IBPP Projects implemented in Uzbekistan in 2003-2010; Annex IV: EIDHR Regional Projects implemented in Central Asia in 2003-2010; Annex V: EIDHR Macro- and Micro-Projects (CBSS) implemented in Kyrgyzstan in 2004-2010

Sommario/riassunto

The European Union has developed a range of instruments to promote democracy and human rights worldwide. However, the success of its democratization efforts remains questionable in countries that lack an EU membership perspective. The case of post-soviet Central Asia, where the EU declares democracy promotion among its key priorities yet is confronted with unfavorable domestic conditions for democratization and often fails to follow through, is an eye-opening example. Vera Axyonova's study offers the first comprehensive evaluation of the micro-level effects of the EU engagement in Kyrgyzstan a



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910148731303321

Autore

Roth Robert Paul

Titolo

Divine disclosure : meditations on godly matters or licorice from the box of God / / Robert Paul Roth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Eugene, Oregon : , : Resource Publications, , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

1-4982-7631-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages)

Disciplina

231.74

Soggetti

Revelation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787476203321

Autore

Kennedy Susan Estabrook

Titolo

The banking crisis of 1933 / / Susan Esfabrook Kennedy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 1973

©1973

ISBN

0-8131-6330-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Disciplina

332.1/0973

Soggetti

Banks and banking - United States

Banking law - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on the author's thesis, Columbia University.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chapter; Acknowledgments; I. PROSPERITY AND DEPRESSION; II. HOOVER'S SOLUTIONS; III. LECTION



AND INTERREGNUM; IV. MICHIGAN; V. INVESTIGATION; VI. EXIT HOOVER; VII. ENTER ROOSEVELT; VIII. REOPENING; IX. THE BANKING ACT OF 1933; X. CONCLUSION; Selected Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

On March 6, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt, less than forty-eight hours after becoming president, ordered the suspension of all banking facilities in the United States. How the nation had reached such a desperate situation and how it responded to the banking ""holiday"" are examined in this book, the first full-length study of the crisis.Although the 1920's had witnessed a wave of bank failures, the situation worsened after the 1929 stock market crash, and by the winter of 1932-1933, complete banking collapse threatened much of the nation. President Hoover's stopgap measures proved totally inadequate

4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910373909503321

Titolo

How Fermented Foods Feed a Healthy Gut Microbiota : A Nutrition Continuum / / edited by M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril, Roland R. Arnold, José M. Bruno-Bárcena

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-28737-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 pages)

Disciplina

664.024

612.3601579

Soggetti

Microbiology

Food—Biotechnology

Nutrition

Food Microbiology

Food Science

Microbiota intestinal

Microbiota

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the role of fermented foods on human gut health and offers a unique contribution to this rapidly growing area of study. Fermented foods have been consumed by humans for millennia. This method of food preservation provided early humans with beneficial bacteria that re-populated the gut microbiota upon consumption. However, novel methods of production and conservation of food have led to severed ties between the food that modern humans consume and the gut microbiota. As a consequence, there has been a documented increase in the prevalence of autoimmune diseases and obesity, which has been correlated to decreased diversity of gut microbes, while infectious disorders have decreased in the three past decades. With the intention of providing a thorough overview of the relationship between fermented foods, nutrition, and health, the editors have grouped the chapters into three thematic sections: food and their associated microbes, the oral microbiome, and the gut microbiome. After an introduction dedicated to the environmental microbiome, Part I provides an overview of what is currently known about the microbes associated with different foods, and compares traditional forms of food preparation with current industrial techniques in terms of the potential loss of microbial diversity. The chapters in Part 2 explore the oral microbiota as a microbial gatekeeper and main contributor to the gut microbiota. Part 3 introduces beneficial modulators of the gut microbiome starting with the establishment of a healthy gut microbiota during infancy, and continuing with the role of probiotics and prebiotics in health preservation and the imbalances of the gut microbiota. In the final section the editors offer concluding remarks and provide a view of the future brought by the microbiome research revolution. This study is unique in its emphasis on the convergence of two very relevant fields of research: the field of studies on Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) and fermented foods, and microbiome research. The relationship between these fields, as presented by the research in this volume, demonstrates the intimate connection between fermented foods, the oral and gut microbiota, and human health. Although research has been done on the impact of diet on the gut microbiome there are no publications addressing the restorative role of food as microbe provider to the gut microbiota. This novel approach makes the edited volume a key resource for scientific researchers working in this field.