The author defines the character of the Ottoman state in general and then interprets the state through various lenses: the state interpreted as a slave family (that is, as a macrocosmic family which includes slaves), as a missionary ...

Reports on the status of open recommendations -- those which have not been fully implemented -- resulting from the General Accounting Office's audits, evaluations, and other review work in federal departments and agencies.

The book presents a number of examples from around the world, but focuses on South Asia countries -- some of the most challenging in the world.

"This report, based on an in-depth analysis of youth projects that use ICTs, concludes that digital technology has an important part to play - but only if young people are offered real power over decisions that affect them." - cover.

Authoritarian regimes of various sorts have crumbled worldwide to give way to liberal constitutional democracies.

This book views the transition to democracy in South Africa. It describes the approaches used by the PoG, as well as the activities the program designed and developed.

La presente obra aborda uno de los interrogantes fundamentales para todos los interesados en la metodología de encuesta: ¿cuánto difieren los resultados proporcionados por las encuestas presenciales de los que se obtienen en las ...

An in-depth look at the five federal regimes and their approaches to disability.

This important and challenging volume of essays draws on insights from leading academics and public servants from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and elsewhere.

The aims of the essays in the collection document the extent and diverse nature of women’s social and political leadership across various pursuits and endeavours within democratic political structures.