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Conceptualizing the right to privacy: Ethical and legal considerations (2008)
Book Chapter
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2008). Conceptualizing the right to privacy: Ethical and legal considerations. In R. Watson, & M. Blondheim (Eds.), The Toronto School of Communication Theory Interpretations, Extensions, Applications (305-336). University of Toronto Press

Hate in the classroom: Free expression, Holocaust denial, and liberal education (2008)
Journal Article
Cohen‐Almagor, R. (2008). Hate in the classroom: Free expression, Holocaust denial, and liberal education. American Journal of Education, 114(2), 215-241. https://doi.org/10.1086/524316

This article is concerned with a specific type of hate speech: Holocaust denial. It is concerned with the expression of this idea by educators. Should we allow Holocaust deniers to teach in schools? This article attempts to answer this question throu... Read More about Hate in the classroom: Free expression, Holocaust denial, and liberal education.

The perils of a hung parliament (2008)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2008). The perils of a hung parliament. In No Overall Control? the impact of a 'hung parliament' on British politics (109 - 111). The Hansard Society

Understanding and Explaining International Terrorism: On The Interrelation between Human and Global Security (2008)
Journal Article
Beyer, C. (2008). Understanding and Explaining International Terrorism: On The Interrelation between Human and Global Security. Human security journal, 7, 62 - 76

This article compares Galtung's concept of "structural violence" with the one of "human security," and shows why economic and political constraints on human potential should be considered as rootcauses for international terrorism. Applying game theor... Read More about Understanding and Explaining International Terrorism: On The Interrelation between Human and Global Security.

T.H. Green, advanced liberalism and the reform question 1865-1876 (2007)
Book Chapter
Tyler, C. (2007). T.H. Green, advanced liberalism and the reform question 1865-1876. In J. Morrow (Ed.), T.H. Green (487-508). Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351148245-22

© John Morrow 2007. All rights reserved. This paper examines Thomas Hill Green's changing attitude to the Reform Question between 1865 and 1876. Section 1 sketches the Radical landscape against which Green advocated reform between 1866 and 1867, payi... Read More about T.H. Green, advanced liberalism and the reform question 1865-1876.

Post-Communist and Post-Soviet Parliaments: The Initial Decade (2007)
Book
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2007). Post-Communist and Post-Soviet Parliaments: The Initial Decade. Routledge

The sudden collapse of communism stimulated both the rapid emergence of fledgling democracies and scholarly attention to the post-communist transition. These newly democratized parliaments have been described as "parliaments in adolescence". This boo... Read More about Post-Communist and Post-Soviet Parliaments: The Initial Decade.

Human welfare and the future of the world trade organization: Rethinking the international institutional architecture (2007)
Book Chapter
Tyler, C. (2007). Human welfare and the future of the world trade organization: Rethinking the international institutional architecture. In S. Lee, & S. Mcbride (Eds.), Neo-Liberalism, State Power and Global Governance (217-230). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6220-9_14

The 2004 report of the Consultative Board to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), entitled The Future of the WTO, was bullish regarding the correlation between trade liberalization and human well-being: It is argued by some tha... Read More about Human welfare and the future of the world trade organization: Rethinking the international institutional architecture.

Lula's development council: Neo-corporatism and policy reform in Brazil (2007)
Journal Article
Doctor, M. (2007). Lula's development council: Neo-corporatism and policy reform in Brazil. Latin American perspectives, 34(6), 131-148. https://doi.org/10.1177/0094582X07308265

Brazil's recently created Council for Economic and Social Development was designed to enhance democratic governance and socioeconomic development via consultation and dialogue with civil society actors. In its first years of operation, it served to a... Read More about Lula's development council: Neo-corporatism and policy reform in Brazil.

Four models of political representation: British MPs and the use of ICT (2007)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2007). Four models of political representation: British MPs and the use of ICT. Journal of Legislative Studies, 13(3), 354-369. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330701500771

This paper tests four models of political representation in the UK Parliament: the traditional, party, representative and tribune. Each involves a different usage of the Internet in order to fulfil a particular role. A rational choice approach emphas... Read More about Four models of political representation: British MPs and the use of ICT.

The digital revolution and development: The impact of Chinese policy and strategies (2007)
Journal Article
Dai, X. (2007). The digital revolution and development: The impact of Chinese policy and strategies. Development = Développement = Desarrollo, 50(3), 24-29. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.development.1100400

Xiudian Dai looks at how new information and communications technologies have impacted upon China's policy thinking on economic development and vice versa. The message is that China is able to become an important player in shaping the global digital... Read More about The digital revolution and development: The impact of Chinese policy and strategies.