Migration ist ein jahrhundertealtes Thema, das die Gesellschaften der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart beschäftigt. Seine Darstellung erfolgt jedoch häufig eindimensional: Gegenwärtig ergreifen vor... Show moreMigration ist ein jahrhundertealtes Thema, das die Gesellschaften der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart beschäftigt. Seine Darstellung erfolgt jedoch häufig eindimensional: Gegenwärtig ergreifen vor allem Migrationspessimisten der unterschiedlichsten politischen Richtungen wie Paul Scheffer, David Goodhart, Christopher Caldwell, Bernard Lewis und Thilo Sarrazin das Wort, um die öffentliche Diskussion anzufachen und zu polarisieren. Oft geschieht dies unter Bezugnahme auf die Vergangenheit.Die Autoren dieses Buches werfen einen differenzierteren Blick auf das Thema Migration und hinterfragen die schwarzseherischen Prognosen. Vor allem aber wollen sie herausfinden, ob man Erkenntnisse aus den vergangenen Migrationsphasen ziehen und für die gegenwärtige Situation nutzbar machen kann. Den historischen Fakten und wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen soll in der Diskussion ein größeres Gewicht zukommen, um die Behauptungen der Migrationspessimisten ihrem tatsächlichen Wert nach beurteilen zu können.Die Untersuchungen beziehen sich vor allem auf das Beispiel der Niederlande, die in Verbindung mit den Namen Pim Fortuijn, Theo van Gogh, Ayaan Hirshi Ali und Geert Wilders weltweit Aufmerksamkeit gefunden haben. Die Debatte wird jedoch auf internationales Gebiet ausgeweitet, um den westeuropäischen Kontext miteinzubeziehen. Show less
This publication contains one page summaries of almost all decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on trade mark law. Most decisions relate to the interpretation of the Trade... Show moreThis publication contains one page summaries of almost all decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on trade mark law. Most decisions relate to the interpretation of the Trade Mark Directive and/or the Community Trade Mark Regulation. A few decisions concerning related subjects have also been included. The relevant rule of law and a representation of the facts of most decisions is summarised in just a few sentences. This is followed by a more elaborate summary, consisting mostly of relevant quotations. A chronological index is included at the end of this publication. This publication is meant as a first introduction to and a brief survey of European trade mark case-law. Please always consult the full texts when appropriate. The full text of all decisions (after 1996) can be found on the CJEU website: www.curia.europa.eu. This publication was compiled with the help of colleagues at Klos Morel Vos & Schaap. Decisions rendered after 1 Januari 2014 have not been included. In cooperation with legal publisher deLex, a database will be created of all summaries and all full text decisions (also from before 1996). New decisions of the CJEU will be summarized and published shortly after they are handed down. Show less
Elmer Kolfin, Leonoor van Oosterzee, George Richards, Jef Schaeps, Leonore van Sloten, Jaap van der Veen, David de Witt 2014
In 2014 was het 200 jaar geleden, dat de Universiteit Leiden in bezit kwam van een verzameling tekeningen en prenten, gelegateerd door de weduwe van Jean Theodoor Royer. De collectie is sindsdien... Show moreIn 2014 was het 200 jaar geleden, dat de Universiteit Leiden in bezit kwam van een verzameling tekeningen en prenten, gelegateerd door de weduwe van Jean Theodoor Royer. De collectie is sindsdien door schenkingen en aankopen sterk uitgebreid. Museum Het Rembrandthuis toonde in het najaar van 2014 ruim 75 zeventiende-eeuwse tekeningen uit het bezit van de Universiteit Leiden. Het betroffen meesterwerken van bekende en minder bekende kunstenaars als Hendrick Goltzius, Pieter Lastman, Rembrandt, Jan Lievens, Govert Flinck, Jan van Goyen, Cornelis Bega, Simon de Vlieger, Willem van de Velde de Oude, Adriaen van Ostade en Cornelis Dusart. Veel van de geëxposeerde tekeningen zijn niet eerder voor een breed publiek te zien geweest. Dit boek biedt een unieke gelegenheid kennis te maken met de mooiste zeventiende-eeuwse tekeningen uit Leiden. Tot de hoogtepunten behoort de studie die Rembrandt maakte als voorbereiding voor zijn ets Adam en Eva (1638). In de inleiding wordt uitvoerig ingegaan op de totstandkoming van de collectie van de Universiteit Leiden, een bijzondere verzameling die dit jaar precies 200 jaar bestaat. Show less
The leading questions in discussing the role of the Islam in Europe are: how and in what ways did Europeans and Muslims interact, and what is the role of religion therein? And for those Europeans... Show moreThe leading questions in discussing the role of the Islam in Europe are: how and in what ways did Europeans and Muslims interact, and what is the role of religion therein? And for those Europeans who had never met a Muslim: what was their image of Islam, and how did they study the Muslim? This book shows that in the course of thirteen centuries the Muslim as well as Islam have undergone many metamorphoses. The Muslim has entered the European stage as a conqueror, antichrist, scholar, benign ruler, corsair, tradesman and fellow citizen. The image of Islam has meandered accordingly, as a religion that was feared as an enemy or embraced as a partner against heretical Christians, despised as an abomination or admired as a civilization, and studied for missionary, academic, colonial or security purpose. Show less
A Gentle Occupation analyses Dutch military operations in the aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion in Iraq. It raises the question why, in contrast to most allied troops elsewhere in Iraq, Dutch... Show moreA Gentle Occupation analyses Dutch military operations in the aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion in Iraq. It raises the question why, in contrast to most allied troops elsewhere in Iraq, Dutch forces in Al Muthanna province met with little resistance and left Iraq self-confident of their ability to deal with this type of stabilisation operations. Using previously classified documents and interviews, Ten Cate and Brocades Zaalberg examine the way the Dutch government consciously framed this mission as different from the American and British occupation and often in contrast to the actual situation on the ground. They unravel the widespread idea of a unique and superior ‘Dutch approach’, by detailing tactical operations and contextualising the Dutch actions within the larger experiences of the Coalition Forces. Ultimately, the authors argue that despite effective tactical reflexes by Dutch commanders, stability in Al Muthanna was conditions-driven rather than the result of a unique national approach. Show less
Biezen, Ingrid van; Napel, Hans-Martien ten; Katz, Richard S.; et al. 2014
Regulating Political Parties provides a novel and valuable contribution to the existing literature on political parties by discussing the various dimensions of party law and regulation, in Europe... Show moreRegulating Political Parties provides a novel and valuable contribution to the existing literature on political parties by discussing the various dimensions of party law and regulation, in Europe and other regions of the world. To what extent are political parties legitimate objects of state regulation? What are the dilemmas of regulating political finance? To what extent are parties accorded a formal constitutional status? What are the consequences of legal bans on political parties? How do legal arrangements affect parties representing ethnic minorities? These and related questions are discussed and examined from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. By bringing together international experts from the disciplines of law and political science, this volume thus addresses from an interdisciplinary and comparative point of view what has long been a notable lacuna in the study of political parties. Show less
Reclaiming the Faravahar is an ethnographic study of the contemporary Zoroastrians in Tehran. It examines many public discursive and ritual performances to show how they utilize national, religious... Show moreReclaiming the Faravahar is an ethnographic study of the contemporary Zoroastrians in Tehran. It examines many public discursive and ritual performances to show how they utilize national, religious, and ethnic categories to frame the Zoroastrian identity within the longstanding conflict between Iranian Shiˁa and Arab Sunnis, defining and defending Zoroastrians’ identity and values in Shiˁi dominated Iran. Show less
Bratt, Kirstin Ruth; Bentahar, Ziad; Elkouche, Mohamed; et al. 2014
Anti-colonial literature is not necessarily ‘combat literature’ as Fanon and Déjeux have both suggested in their own writings. While it is often combative, there is also anti-colonial literature... Show moreAnti-colonial literature is not necessarily ‘combat literature’ as Fanon and Déjeux have both suggested in their own writings. While it is often combative, there is also anti-colonial literature that emphasizes the human and the humane rather than the oppositional and contentious; it cannot be fair to label all anti-colonial literature as combative, even if one were to expand the definition of “combat” to include peaceful struggles against oppression or dehumanization. This book suggests that the relationship between the West and the rest of the world has been imagined as a relationship of Self (the West) to Other (the rest of the world), ordered and bordered geographically by the whims of Europeans and creating a Center-Periphery paradigm. These invented boundaries of humanity serve to separate geographical sites, but more, they serve to enclose the Empire and exoticize other cultures. Boundaries are often spatial, but more often, they are related to relationships and colonialization. Show less
Law, by its very nature, tends to think locally, not globally. This book has a broader scope in terms of the range of nations and offers a succinct journey through law schools on different... Show moreLaw, by its very nature, tends to think locally, not globally. This book has a broader scope in terms of the range of nations and offers a succinct journey through law schools on different continents and subject matters. It covers education, research, impact and societal outreach, and governance. It illustrates that law schools throughout the world have much in common in terms of values, duties, challenges, ambitions and hopes. It provides insights into these aspirations, whilst presenting a thought provoking discussion for a more global agenda on the future of law schools. Written from the perspective of a former dean, the book offers a unique understanding of the challenges facing legal education and research. Show less
Processing Compound Verbs in Persian is the first monograph investigating how Persian compound verbs are processed in the mental lexicon, through which it can be inferred how they are stored,... Show moreProcessing Compound Verbs in Persian is the first monograph investigating how Persian compound verbs are processed in the mental lexicon, through which it can be inferred how they are stored, organized, and accessed. The study examines Persian compound verbs in light of psycholinguistic theories on poly-morphemic word processing as well as linguistic theories of complex predicates. Show less
Anthropology and photography have been linked since the nineteenth century, but their relationship has never been entirely comfortable—and has grown less so in recent years. Nostalgia for the... Show moreAnthropology and photography have been linked since the nineteenth century, but their relationship has never been entirely comfortable—and has grown less so in recent years. Nostalgia for the Present aims to repair that relationship by involving intentional participants in an inclusive conversation; it is the fruit of a collaboration among an ethnographer, a photographer, a group of Moroccan farmers, and Abdelkrim Bamouh—a native intellectual whose deep understanding of rural Morocco made him not merely a translator but a facilitator of the dialogue. The result is an arresting portrait of everyday life in Tagharghist, a contemporary High Atlas village. The pictures are central, and the text bilt around them creates a dialogical form of visual ethnography. Nostalgia for the Present is both a memorialization of a people and a way of life, and a rich foray into the potential of interdisciplinary collaboration. The photos in this book evoke a sense of nostalgia, a longing, and the words explore the contexts and ambiguities that vitalize it. As the book concludes, nostalgia happens in our present, and is about our future. It is a call from our heart (or our liver, as villagers would say) to attend carefully to something we are leaving, something our gut tells us we ought to cherish and preserve, and bring with us on our inexorable march into the unknown. Show less
This volume attempts to dig deeper into what is currently happening in Africa's agricultural and rural sector and to convince policymakers and others that it is important to look at the current... Show moreThis volume attempts to dig deeper into what is currently happening in Africa's agricultural and rural sector and to convince policymakers and others that it is important to look at the current African rural dynamics in ways that connect metropolitan demands for food with value chain improvements and agro-food cluster innovations. It is essential to go beyond a 'development bureaucracy' and a state-based approach to rural transformation, such as the one that often dominates policy debate in African government circles, organizations like the African Union and the UN, and donor agencies. Show less
After almost fifty years of Dutch-Zambian relationships, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Lusaka closed its doors in 2013. Earlier, the development cooperation with this African country was ended.... Show moreAfter almost fifty years of Dutch-Zambian relationships, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Lusaka closed its doors in 2013. Earlier, the development cooperation with this African country was ended. A lively Dutch community of entrepreneurs and (former) development workers stay behind. How do they and also Zambians look back on the Dutch involvement? Did the Dutch presence mean anything substantial from the perspectives of those involved? And what does this legacy hold for future connections? The personal perspective of people working in or with the development process that is used in this publication gives a unique insight in the history of Dutch presence in Zambia. Show less
Een goede column heeft een rake slotzin. In die laatste zin gebeurt er als het ware nog even iets. In Nog meer slijpsteentjes voor de geest zijn ruim negenhonderd van dat soort zinnen samengebracht... Show moreEen goede column heeft een rake slotzin. In die laatste zin gebeurt er als het ware nog even iets. In Nog meer slijpsteentjes voor de geest zijn ruim negenhonderd van dat soort zinnen samengebracht, zinnen die ook heel goed op zichzelf blijken te kunnen staan. Deze nieuwe verzameling ironische beschouwingen, lichtvoetige beweringen en ondermijnende opmerkingen vanaf de zijlijn, is een welkom vervolg op het eerder verschenen Slijpsteentjes voor de geest. Show less
