China and Overseas Nongovernmental Organizations, Foundations and Think
Charts the history of Chinas relationship with a wide array of independent organisations and analyses the current trend toward government restrictions on their work. Mark Sidel also addresses the future for these organizations in China, given the current governments largely negative attitude toward them.
Offers a behind-the-scenes account of American foreign policymaking in the late twentieth century. Through the eyes, diary, and notes of a key participant, the book provides a contemporaneous perspective on such major events as the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban missile crisis, Vietnam, and the elections of the 1960s.
This comprehensive, practical text examines both the overarching foundations and functional applications of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), using managerial, sociological, historical, political, and other multidisciplinary frameworks.
This comprehensive, practical text examines both the overarching foundations and functional applications of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), using managerial, sociological, historical, political, and other multidisciplinary frameworks.
This book walks you through the steps of deciding whether an NGO career is right for you and understanding the types of roles available within the sector.
Actors and Arenas of Influence in International Affairs
Shows how and why cities are re-asserting their historic role at the forefront of international economic and political life. The book focuses on fifteen major cities across Europe, Asia, and the United States, including New York, London, Tokyo, Brussels, Seoul, Geneva, and Hong Kong, not to mention Beijing and Washington, D.C.
Think tanks have become important in many Asian nations over the past decade, coinciding with their new prominence in international affairs. This book traces the growing influence of these policy, places the trend in historical context, and explores how the region's countries have fostered the growth of think tanks with Asian characteristics.
This memoir by a certified member of Washington's old-guard establishment is rich with insight into contemporary American democracy, poignant in its reflections of avoidable missteps by even the best and most experienced leaders, and consistently good-humoured in the author's self-awareness of his own role behind the scenes of political power.