1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465422203321

Autore

Kan Shirley

Titolo

China and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missiles [[electronic resource] ] : policy issues / / Shirley A. Kan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010

ISBN

1-61761-586-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (93 p.)

Collana

Weapons of mass destruction series

Disciplina

327.1/7450951

Soggetti

Nuclear weapons - China

Nuclear nonproliferation - Government policy - China

Weapons of mass destruction - China

Weapons of mass destruction - Government policy - China

Electronic books.

China Military policy

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 and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786532103321

Titolo

Researching violence : essays on methodology and measurement / / edited by Raymond M. Lee and Elizabeth A. Stanko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-317-83485-2

0-415-30132-7

1-315-82443-4

1-317-83486-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (504 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeeRaymond M. <1946->

StankoElizabeth Anne <1950->

Disciplina

303.6072

Soggetti

Violence - Research - Methodology

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Figures and tables; Contributors; Introduction: methodological reflections; Part I: Documenting violence: counting and accounting for violence; 1. Researching violence in the past: quantifiable and qualitative evidence; 2. Putting the Conflict Tactics Scale in context in violence from parent to child; 3. Researching homicide: methodological issues in the exploration of lethal violence; Part II: Enhancing data on violence; 4. Tracking the pathways to violence in prison

5. Dilemmas of control: methodological implications and reflections of foregrounding children's perspectives on violence6. Safety talk, violence and laughter: methodological reflections on focus groups in violence research; 7. Researching violence: power, social relations and the virtues of the experimental method; 8. The rising tide of female violence? Researching girls' own understandings and experiences of violent behaviour; Part III: The impact of institutional contexts for the study of violence; 9. Fear of reprisal: researching intra-communal violence in Northern Ireland and South Africa

10. Veiling violence: the impacts of professional and personal identities on the disclosure of work-related violence11. Researching domestic



violence in a maternity setting: problems and pitfalls; 12. Racist violence from a probation service perspective: now you see it, now you don't; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Violence is a research topic that is fraught with difficulties. A notoriously sensitive subject, and one that is presumed to be largely hidden, researchers have long struggled with the question of how to measure its impact and how to explore its incidence. Arising from the ESRC's Violence Research Programme, Researching Violence is a practical guide both to theses problems and to the obstacles encountered when negotiating this uneasy terrain. Comprising the reflections of researchers who have worked on diverse projects - from violence in the home to racial violence and homicide - this

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910807909003321

Autore

Carson Jamie L

Titolo

Ambition, competition, and electoral reform : the politics of congressional elections across time / / Jamie L. Carson and Jason M. Roberts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor : , : The University of Michigan Press, , [2013]

ISBN

0-472-02895-2

1-299-15987-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Collana

Legislative politics and policy making

Altri autori (Persone)

RobertsJason M

Disciplina

324.973

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 (pages 157-166) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. History of U.S. House Elections""; ""3. Institutional Change and Candidate Behavior""; ""4. Exploring Historic and Modern Election Trends""; ""5. The Politics of Candidate Emergence""; ""6. The Incumbency Advantage in House Elections""; ""7. Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""