1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781165803321

Autore

Cummings Stephen D. <1947->

Titolo

California after Arnold [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen D. Cummings, Patrick B. Reddy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Algora Pub., c2009

ISBN

0-87586-740-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ReddyPatrick B. <1960->

Disciplina

320.794

Soggetti

California Politics and government 1951-

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

pt. 1. The Arnold chronicles -- pt. 2. California politics -- pt. 3. California in 2010.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a ""must-read"" for political activists, academics, journalists and political junkies of all sorts. It shows where the Golden State has been in the past two generations, where it is now and where it is going. The book describes the Schwarzenegger Administration in the context of broad political, demographic, economic and historical forces going back to the 1911 structural political reforms of Hiram Johnson, and it illustrates how Democrats and Republicans have won past elections in California, the strategies they have used, and why. In addition, over 100 charts unwind a tangle of



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786807103321

Autore

Larivé Maxime H. A.

Titolo

Debating European security and defense policy : understanding the complexity / / Maxime H. A. Larivé

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-315-57601-5

1-317-15430-4

1-317-15429-0

1-4724-0996-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

Global Interdisciplinary Studies Series

Disciplina

355/.03354

Soggetti

National security - European Union countries

Strategic culture - European Union countries

European Union countries Military policy

European Union countries Defenses

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Boxes, Charts, Figure and Tables; Foreword; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Chronology; 1 Introduction; PART I:  Explaining European Security Through International Relations Theories; 2 Is Neorealism Best Suited to Explain the Integration of EU Defense and Security Policies?; 3 Do the Different Versions of Liberalism Offer the Right Tools in Order to Explain Integration in High Politics?; 4 How Does Social Constructivism Contribute to the Debate on the Integration of the EU's Common Security and Defense Policy?

PART II:  Historical and Strategic Evolutions of European Security5 Was the End of the Cold War a Driver Toward Integration of the EU Security and Defense Policy?; 6 Was the US a Factor in Deepening the Integration Process of EU Security Policy?; 7 Has the 2008 Financial Crisis Been an Engine Fostering the Integration Process in EU Security and Defense Policies?; 8 Does the EU Have a True Global Security Strategy?; PART III:  Actors of the Common Security and Defense Policy; 9 Are the Member States the Main Driving Forces in the Integration of the EU Defense and



Security Policies?

10 Has the High Representative Been the Unquestioned Figure in the Making of the EU as a Global Actor?11 Has the CSDP Become the Instrument for Foreign Intervention and Engagement Envisioned by the Member States and the EU?; 12 Concluding Remarks; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Dr. Larivé questions whether there is such a thing as a European defense and security policy. This book analyzes the integration process by clearly illustrating to the reader the two sides of the argument in order to understand the complexity of the problems in the different stages of the creation and implementation of the European defense policy. In doing so, this study asks the question of why the process has been so halting and of such limited scope. Ultimately, this book offers a unique base for fostering discussion, understanding and critical thinking on the CSDP.