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Un nouveau regard sur les mutations de la Royal Navy au debut du XXe siecle (2009)
Journal Article
Martin, C. (2009). Un nouveau regard sur les mutations de la Royal Navy au debut du XXe siecle. Revue historique des armees, 257, 44-58

The interpretation of changes in the British naval instrument in the early twentieth century has been thoroughly renewed in the last twenty years. The decisive action of Admiral Fisher, First Sea Lord from 1904 to 1910, has been reconsidered, the emp... Read More about Un nouveau regard sur les mutations de la Royal Navy au debut du XXe siecle.

Performativity and the intellectual historian's re-enactment of written works. (2009)
Journal Article
Tyler, C. (2009). Performativity and the intellectual historian's re-enactment of written works. Journal of the Philosophy of History, 3(2), 167-186. https://doi.org/10.1163/187226309x434858

This article develops and defends a performative conception of historical re-enactment as a fruitful method by which intellectual historians can interpret texts. Specifically, it argues that, in order to understand properly any given text, the intell... Read More about Performativity and the intellectual historian's re-enactment of written works..

No new vision: the gradual death of British social democracy? (2009)
Journal Article
Beech, M. (2009). No new vision: the gradual death of British social democracy?. The Political quarterly, 80(4), 526-532. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2009.02049.x

This article argues that the Labour Party has no new vision for British social democracy. New Labour in Government is intellectually tired and lacks ideological vision. Gordon Brown's leadership is managerial and lacking robust ideological content. T... Read More about No new vision: the gradual death of British social democracy?.

The House of Commons 1911-49 (2009)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2009). The House of Commons 1911-49. In A Short History of Parliament: England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, Ireland & Scotland (271 - 282). Boydell Press

Parliamentary functions portrayed on European parliaments' websites (2009)
Journal Article
Leston-Bandeira, C. (2009). Parliamentary functions portrayed on European parliaments' websites. Revista de Sociologia e Política, 17(34), 13-27. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-44782009000300003

This article uses data from a pilot study on the websites of 15 parliaments in Europe to identify which parliamentary functions are portrayed on these websites. The pilot study undertook a contents analysis focused on four parliamentary functions: le... Read More about Parliamentary functions portrayed on European parliaments' websites.

Dissent in a party-based parliament: The Portuguese case (2009)
Journal Article
Leston-Bandeira, C. (2009). Dissent in a party-based parliament: The Portuguese case. Party Politics, 15(6), 695-713. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068809334556

With a focus on the Portuguese case, this article shows how MPs express disagreement with their parties in a highly cohesive and party-dominated parliament. We review the features that explain why the Portuguese institutional framework reinforces par... Read More about Dissent in a party-based parliament: The Portuguese case.

Israel (2009)
Book Chapter
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2009). Israel. In Encyclopedia of human rights (247 - 257). OUP

Hegemony, Equilibrium and Counterpower: A Synthetic Approach (2009)
Journal Article
Beyer, C. (2009). Hegemony, Equilibrium and Counterpower: A Synthetic Approach. International Relations, 23(3), 411-427. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047117809340499

This article claims that realist and constructivist ideas are compatible. Structural realism is needed to understand the constraining and stabilizing role of material factors. Furthermore, it detects process in a law-like tendency towards internation... Read More about Hegemony, Equilibrium and Counterpower: A Synthetic Approach.

Belgian euthanasia law: A critical analysis (2009)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2009). Belgian euthanasia law: A critical analysis. Journal of medical ethics, 35(7), 436-439. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2008.026799

Some background information about the context of euthanasia in Belgium is presented, and Belgian law on euthanasia and concerns about the law are discussed. Suggestions as to how to improve the Belgian law and practice of euthanasia are made, and Bel... Read More about Belgian euthanasia law: A critical analysis.

Ethics education for irregular warfare (2009)
Book
Carrick, D., Connelly, J., & Robinson, P. (Eds.). (2009). Ethics education for irregular warfare. Farnham: Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315580395

Following on from Ethics Education in the Military (eds. Paul Robinson, Nigel de Lee and Don Carrick: Ashgate 2008) which surveyed and critically analyzed the existing theory and practice of educating soldiers, sailors and airmen in the ethics of 'ol... Read More about Ethics education for irregular warfare.

The concepts of the public, the private and the political in contemporary Western political theory (2009)
Journal Article
O'Sullivan, N. K. (2009). The concepts of the public, the private and the political in contemporary Western political theory. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 12(2), 145-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230902892010

The concept of the public realm is the most fundamental of all political concepts because it is only the shared relationship it constitutes between rulers and ruled that makes government more than mere domination. It is therefore not surprising that... Read More about The concepts of the public, the private and the political in contemporary Western political theory.

Israel and International Human Rights (2009)
Book Chapter
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2009). Israel and International Human Rights. In D. P. Forsythe (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Rights, vol. 3 (247-257). Oxford University Press

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2009)
Book
Woodward, R. (2009). The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Routledge

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is one of the least written about and least understood of our major global institutions. This new book builds a well-rounded understanding of this crucial, though often neglected, inst... Read More about The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).