On Immigration and Refugees draws together his thoughts on this major issue for the first time. Clearly but passionately written, he begins by reflecting on some of the fundamental issues underlying the confused and often highly unjust thinking about immigration. He questions what rights opponents of immigration are invoking, what principles govern a state's policies on immigration, and how suc…
Immigration phobia is a paradoxical global phenomenon: neither theories that link conflict to symbolic and realistic threats, nor the 'contact hypothesis' can systematically explain intense anti-migrant alarmism and exclusionism toward marginally small migrant minorities. Through a careful comparative study of immigration attitudes in the Russian Far East, the EU, and the United States, this bo…
This book investigates the realities of immigrating to Canada. Examining historical immigration policies, the authors note that these policies were always fundamentally racist, favouring whites unless hard labourers were needed. Although current policies are no longer explicitly racist, they do continue to favour certain kinds of applicants. Many recent immigrants to Canada are highly trained a…
The contents of this book: 1. Criminal Justice System 2. Hybrid Sanctions 3. Immigration and Citizenship
In May 2006 Fiji held its tenth general election since independence in 1970. In a country with an unenviable history of electoral trauma, the mood was apprehensive if not tense - not least because of controversial public statements against the incumbent Qarase government being made by the commander of Fiji's military forces. Despite a record number of parties and candidates, the winners were th…
On 24 November 2007 Australia resoundingly changed government. If you think you know what really happened during that tumultuous year behind the closed doors of the Liberal Party, in the back rooms of the ACTU and deep in the campaign war room of the Labor Party, think again. 2007 was a year to remember in Australian politics. It saw the dramatic fall of John Howard and the unexpected rise of K…
Explores the changes in political response that have occurred in Chile during the 16 years without free elections from the 1973 military coup to the 1988 plebiscite. The author emphasizes the role of female voters and offers predictions about future electoral strategies by parties and coalitions.
This book provides insight into Indonesia's system of government and elections. It focuses on the roles of the 1945 Constitution, the Pancasila, the DPR (Legislative Assembly) and the MPR (Peoples Consultative Assembly) and the ways they have functioned during elections since Independence. The development of democracy and the roles of Islam and the military through the presidencies of Sukarno, …
Buku ini memuat sebuah gagasan yang ditujukan untuk membangun proses pendeteksian dini terhadap berbagai potensi konflik. Tujuannya adalah untuk memfasilitasi terbangunnya proses diskusi kritis di tingkat komunitas untuk menemukenali potensi- potensi bangkitnya konflik terkait dengan penyelenggaraan Pemilu 2004.
Contents: 1. Before GE13 was called 2. Nominations and campaign 3. Polling day and result 4. Now that GE13 is over.