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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 1999The rise and fall of world orders
by Torbjorn Knutsen
Drawing in lessons from 400 years of Great-Power politics, this volume challenges both the "declinist" arguments and the overstretched hypothesis of Paul Kennedy to develop an alternative approach to the debate on the rise and fall of the Great Powers. The first half of the book compares the Spanish, Dutch and the First and Second British world orders. It identifies their common features in order to find the most salient causes for their rise as world powers, and the most probable reasons for their decline. The second half of the book addresses the American world order in the 20th century, from Pax Americana to the End of US Hegemony. The author sees the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the resurgence of the US as evidence of the role played by normative dimensions, commonly underestimated in International Relations analysis. Theoretically challenging, Knutsen's volume provides a fresh approach to debates in international relations aimed at both students and scholars.
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Humanities & Social SciencesMay 2020A history of International Relations theory
by Torbjorn Knutsen
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November 1998Die Natur des Militärordinariats.
Eine geschichtlich-juridische Untersuchung mit Blick auf die Apostolische Konstitution "Spirituali Militum Curae".
by Olsen, Torbjørn
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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2014Unpacking international organisations
by Jarle Trondal, Martin Marcussen, Torbjörn Larsson, Frode Veggeland
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Paediatric medicineAugust 2008Addressing the Barriers to Pediatric Drug Development
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by Cori Vanchieri, Adrienne Stith Butler, and Andrea Knutsen, Rapporteurs; Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation; Institute of Medicine
Decades of research have demonstrated that children do not respond to medications in the same way as adults. Differences between children and adults in the overall response to medications are due to profound anatomical, physiological, and developmental differences. Although few would argue that children should receive medications that have not been adequately tested for safety and efficacy, the majority of drugs prescribed for children--50 to 75 percent--have not been tested in pediatric populations. Without adequate data from such testing, prescribing drugs appropriately becomes challenging for clinicians treating children, from infancy through adolescence. Addressing the Barriers to Pediatric Drug Development is the summary of a workshop, held in Washington, D.C. on June 13, 2006, that was organized to identify barriers to the development and testing of drugs for pediatric populations, as well as ways in which the system can be improved to facilitate better treatments for children.
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GlobalizationJuly 2022Making a Global Impact
by Dona Herweck Rice
Examine the never-ending quest for human rights! Learn about the organizations and people dedicated to helping others with their human rights. This 32-page nonfiction book covers important topics like equality and freedom. Perfect for use in the classroom or at-home learning about food, education, safety, and other human rights. Includes a short fiction piece to help students relate to the topic and engaging text features such as a glossary, useful discussion questions, and a “Civics in Action” activity designed to get students thinking and talking about social issues.
