World Congress on Intellectual Capital Reading

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Nick Bontis
Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002 - 392pages

An impressive collection of the latest cutting-edge work in the dynamic field of intellectual capital. Experts from around the world discuss the current state of affairs from a variety of perspectives, providing a cross-disciplinary view of the field. All contributors presented their research at the top global conference in this field - the World Congress on Intellectual Capital.

The underlying theme of the book is to explain how an organization can identify, measure, manage, leverage and act upon its collective intelligence towards the pursuit of sustainable innovation. The book is divided into three main parts which first establish a foundation of literature, then examine various measurement approaches and finally conclude with a variety of applications.

"This collection of papers from the conference is special for its seminal research, strategic visions, and thought-provoking discussions. Make sure this book has a place in your library!"

Dr. Jac Fitz-enz, Founder and Chairman, Saratoga Institute

Highly-regarded international contributors present cutting-edge research from the world's largest conference in the field of intellectual capital 

Explains how an organization can identify, measure, manage, leverage and act upon its collective intelligence to achieve sustainable innovation 

Combines the scholarly review and practitioner synthesis of intellectual capital and knowledge management

Actors Without Society: The Role of Civil Actors in the Postcommunist Transformation

Actors Without Society:
The Role of Civil Actors in the Postcommunist Transformation

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Publication Series on Democracy
Volume 15
156pages

Al Qaeda Now: Understanding Today's Terrorists

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Karen J. Greenberg
Cambridge University Press, 2005 - 257pages

This volume of presentations by a group of authorities on international terrorism and Al Qaeda constitute a valuable synopsis of current knowledge on this terrorist group and the policies in place to counter threats of future attacks. The articles contribute to understanding how Al Qaeda has evolved from a movement to an ideology, what influence it has on Middle East stability and what continued threat it is to the United States, Europe, and other areas of the world. The contributors, from academia, research centers, government agencies and the media, represent a cross section of recognized experts on Al Qaeda and international terrorism. Karen J. Greenberg is the Executive Director of the Center on Law and Security at the New York University School of Law. She is a visiting Professor of European Studies at New York University and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She is co-editor of The Torture Papers (Cambridge, 2005).

American Exceptionalism and Human Rights

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Michael Ignatieff
Princeton University Press, 2005 - 353pages

With the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq, the most controversial question in world politics fast became whether the United States stands within the order of international law or outside it. Does America still play by the rules it helped create? American Exceptionalism and Human Rights addresses this question as it applies to U.S. behavior in relation to international human rights. With essays by eleven leading experts in such fields as international relations and international law, it seeks to show and explain how America's approach to human rights differs from that of most other

Western nations. In his introduction, Michael Ignatieff identifies three main types of exceptionalism: exemptionalism (supporting treaties as long as Americans are exempt from them); double standards (criticizing others for not heeding the findings of international human rights bodies, but ignoring what these bodies say of the United States); and legal isolationism (the tendency of American judges to ignore other jurisdictions). The contributors use Ignatieff's essay as a jumping-off point to discuss specific types of exceptionalism--America's approach to capital punishment and to free speech, for example--or to explore the social, cultural, and institutional roots of exceptionalism. These essays--most of which appear in print here for the first time, and all of which have been revised or updated since being presented in a year-long lecture series on American exceptionalism at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government--are by Stanley Hoffmann, Paul Kahn, Harold Koh, Frank Michelman, Andrew Moravcsik, John Ruggie, Frederick Schauer, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Carol Steiker, and CassSunstein.

Before Auschwitz: Irène Némirovsky and the Cultural Landscape of Inter-War France

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Angela Kershaw
Routledge, 2009 - 233pages

Kershaw analyses Irene Némirovsky's literary production in its relationship to the literary and cultural context of the inter-war period in France, exploring the cultural exchange between France and Russia and the political implications of Némirovsky's fiction--particularly the enthusiastic reception of her work in far-right anti-Semitic journals

Central Asian Security: The New International Context

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Roy Allison, Lena Jonson, Utrikespolitiska institutet (Sweden), Royal Institute of International Affairs
Brookings Institution Press, 2001 - 279pages

This volume is the first comprehensive scholarly analysis of the strategic reconfiguration of Central Asia as Russia has become more disengaged from the nations in the region and as these nations have developed new relations to the south, east, and west. The international implications are enormous because of the rich energy sourcesoil and natural gaslocated in the Caspian Sea area.The authors assess a variety of internal security policy challenges confronting these statesfor example, the potential for conflict arising from such factors as a mixed ethnic population, resource scarcity, particularly in relation to water management, and an Islamic revival. They also examine the security policy content of relations between the Central Asian states and regional and international powersspecifically the stakes, interests, and policies of Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, and the United States.These internal challenges and the evolution of relations with external powers may result in new cooperative relationships, but they may also lead to destabilizing rivalry and interstate enmity in Central Asia.

It is important to identify new patterns of relevance for future security cooperation in the region, but the potential for a new security system or for new institutions to manage security in the region remains uncertain. These issues are explored by a team of prominent specialists from Western Europe, the United States, Russia and China.

China: Economic, Political and Social Issues

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Jack M. Phillips, Logan J. Moore
Nova Science Publishers, 2008 - 307pages

China's economic, political and societal issues have become major points of interest to countries all over the globe. This book presents in-depth analyses of such issues such as foreign policy, political reform, and overall economic developments.