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The responsibility to protect and the great powers: the tensions of dual responsibility (2015)
Journal Article
Morris, J. (2015). The responsibility to protect and the great powers: the tensions of dual responsibility. Global Responsibility to Protect, 7(3-4), 398-421. https://doi.org/10.1163/1875984x-00704009

Since the UN’s 2005 adoption of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) the five permanent members (P5) of the organisation’s Security Council have been burdened with a special dual responsibility, entailing a special responsibility to maintain internati... Read More about The responsibility to protect and the great powers: the tensions of dual responsibility.

First do no harm: intentionally shortening lives of patients without their explicit request in Belgium (2015)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2015). First do no harm: intentionally shortening lives of patients without their explicit request in Belgium. Journal of medical ethics, 41(8), 625-629. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2014-102387

The aim of this article is to provide a critical review of one of the most worrying aspects of the euthanasia policy and practice in Belgium-the deliberate shortening of lives of some patients without their explicit voluntary request. Some suggestion... Read More about First do no harm: intentionally shortening lives of patients without their explicit request in Belgium.

The oratory of Enoch Powell (2015)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2016). The oratory of Enoch Powell. In R. Hayton, & A. S. Crines. (Eds.), Conservative orators from Baldwin to Cameron (74-86). Manchester: Manchester University Press

Brazil's role in institutions of global economic governance : the WTO and G20 (2015)
Journal Article
Doctor, M. (2015). Brazil's role in institutions of global economic governance : the WTO and G20. Global Society, 29(3), 286-300. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600826.2015.1025041

The article evaluates the extent to which Brazil's foreign policy actions, negotiating positions and diplomatic strategies in global governance institutions contribute to supporting its national interest and foreign policy aims. It compares Brazil's... Read More about Brazil's role in institutions of global economic governance : the WTO and G20.

Sheikh Hasina Government’s India policy: a three-level game? (2015)
Journal Article
Chakma, B. (2015). Sheikh Hasina Government’s India policy: a three-level game?. Journal of Asian security and international affairs, 2(1), 27-51. https://doi.org/10.1177/2347797014565291

This article seeks to analyze the sources of the Sheikh Hasina government’s India-positive foreign policy approach from theoretical and empirical standpoints. Theoretically, it engages three broad schools of thought and their competing claims about s... Read More about Sheikh Hasina Government’s India policy: a three-level game?.

The Ideology of the Coalition: More Liberal than Conservative (2015)
Book Chapter
Beech, M. (2015). The Ideology of the Coalition: More Liberal than Conservative. In M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.), The Conservative-Liberal Coalition (1-15). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461377_1

For those who study British politics from a contemporary history or political science perspective the role of ideology is notable. British party ideology is diverse, fluid and contains contradictory strands. At certain times a particular expression d... Read More about The Ideology of the Coalition: More Liberal than Conservative.

The Coalition: A Transformative Government? (2015)
Book Chapter
Beech, M. (2015). The Coalition: A Transformative Government?. In M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.), The Conservative-Liberal Coalition : Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government (259-269). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461377_17

Paul Addison concludes his famous study of British politics during the Second World War by stating, ‘Such was Mr Attlee’s consensus, the new dispensation which began after Dunkirk in 1940, and until recent years seemed to be the natural order of Brit... Read More about The Coalition: A Transformative Government?.

Indebted and Unbalanced: The Political Economy of the Coalition (2015)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2015). Indebted and Unbalanced: The Political Economy of the Coalition. In M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.), The Conservative-Liberal Coalition : Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government (16-35). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461377_2

On 20 May 2010, when the Coalition published its Programme for Government, two key objectives were identified which would provide the twin benchmarks for evaluating the political economy of the Coalition and its economic policy performance in office.... Read More about Indebted and Unbalanced: The Political Economy of the Coalition.

The Condition of England under the Coalition (2015)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2015). The Condition of England under the Coalition. In M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.), The Conservative-Liberal Coalition : Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government (145-161). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461377_10

This chapter explores the profound impact the Coalition’s policies have had upon the condition of England, arguably far greater than in the other constituent nations and territories of the United Kingdom because of the absence in England of devolved,... Read More about The Condition of England under the Coalition.

Internet architecture, freedom of expression and social responsibility: Critical realism and proposals for a better future (2015)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2015). Internet architecture, freedom of expression and social responsibility: Critical realism and proposals for a better future. Innovation : the European journal of social sciences, 28(2), 147-166. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2015.1025042

The article opens by explaining the architecture of the Internet. Given its present raison d'être, a free highway allowing maximum freedom, one may argue that the bounds of free expression are broader in scope on the Net compared with the bounds of l... Read More about Internet architecture, freedom of expression and social responsibility: Critical realism and proposals for a better future.

The fixed term Parliaments Act and votes of confidence (2015)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2016). The fixed term Parliaments Act and votes of confidence. Parliamentary affairs, 69(1), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsv003

The Government in the UK rests for its continuation in office on the confidence of the House of Commons. Until 2011, it was a convention of the constitution that a Government defeated on a motion of confidence resigned or requested the dissolution of... Read More about The fixed term Parliaments Act and votes of confidence.

The deliberative and epistemic dimension of legitimate authoritative directives (2015)
Book Chapter
Hatzistavrou, A. (2015). The deliberative and epistemic dimension of legitimate authoritative directives. In G. Pavlakos, & V. Rodriguez-Blanco (Eds.), Reasons and Intentions in Law and Practical Agency (140-158). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107707573.010

What reasons do legitimate authoritative directives generate in their subjects? Raz identifies two relevant reasons: (a) a first-order reason to do as directed; and (b) a second-order, exclusionary reason not to be motivated by at least some of the f... Read More about The deliberative and epistemic dimension of legitimate authoritative directives.

When second best is still a no-brainer : why Labour should shoot for a majority coalition in May 2015 (2015)
Journal Article
Yong, B., & Bale, T. (2015). When second best is still a no-brainer : why Labour should shoot for a majority coalition in May 2015. The Political quarterly, 86(1), 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923x.12143

The chances of Labour winning the 2015 general election with a comfortable overall majority are vanishingly small. It could, however, emerge as the largest party or finish just a handful of seats behind the Conservatives. Either scenario would give i... Read More about When second best is still a no-brainer : why Labour should shoot for a majority coalition in May 2015.

Interregionalism's impact on regional integration in developing countries: the case of Mercosur (2015)
Journal Article
Doctor, M. (2015). Interregionalism's impact on regional integration in developing countries: the case of Mercosur. Journal of European Public Policy, 22(7), 967-984. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2014.992932

This article examines the impact of interregionalism on deepening regional integration processes in non-European Union (EU) regions, specifically the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). It considers whether ‘capacity-building’ functions of interregion... Read More about Interregionalism's impact on regional integration in developing countries: the case of Mercosur.

The Conservative-Liberal Coalition: Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government (2015)
Book
Beech, M., & Lee, S. (2015). M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.). The Conservative-Liberal Coalition: Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government. Bassingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461377

This book offers a unique full term analysis of the Cameron-Clegg Government. From austerity to gay marriage, the Scottish referendum to combating IS, it brings together expert academic voices to provide rigorous yet readable insights on the key area... Read More about The Conservative-Liberal Coalition: Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government.

Medical ethics and academic freedom - my Dutch experience (2015)
Book Chapter
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2015). Medical ethics and academic freedom - my Dutch experience. In A. Jotkowitz, & S. Shvarts (Eds.), Autonomy, Altruism and Authority in Medical Ethics: Essays in Honor of Professor Shimon Glick (11-29)