Discourse, normative change and the quest for reconciliation in global politics Joseph H. Hancock II

Discourse, normative change and the quest for reconciliation in global politics Joseph H. Hancock IIThis book offers a new and critical perspective on the global reconciliation technology by highlighting its contingent and highly political character as an authoritative practice of post conflict peacebuilding. After retracing the emergence of the reconciliation discourse from South Africa to the global level, the book demonstrates how implementing reconciliation in post conflict societies is a highly political practice which entails potentially

examining whether some forms of semi-presidentialism are more conducive to democratisation than others and examines its impact on government performance in terms of stability and policy-making

Laura Peters considers canonical texts alongside lesser known works from popular culture in order to establish the context in which discourses of orphanhood operated

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The book employs a wide range of literary and philosophical/cultural theoretical frameworks to analyse Magritte’s art

Offers the first comprehensive study of the Swiss Reformation and argues that the movement must be understood in terms of the historical evolution of the Swiss Confederation

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This book is about the most sweeping reform in the history of the French monarchy: the creation of assemblies at all levels of administration

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A permanent showcase of the work of acclaimed architect Antoni Gaudí