Unconventional Crises, Unconventional Responses

Erwan Lagadec

Since the 1990s, North America and Europe have confronted a series of unconventional, catastrophic, or "hypercomplex" crises. On the one hand, the U.S. and Canada have faced 9/11, the anthrax crisis, the SARS outbreak, and Hurricane Katrina. Meanwhile, Europe has been hit by the "Mad Cow" disease, the 2003 heatwave, and 2007 forest fires in Greece. In addition, both sides were involved in the response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Events such as these have destabilized, or even overwhelmed, traditional mechanisms for planning, response, and recovery. They have called upon leaders and analysts to develop new frameworks of interpretation, strategic guidelines, and roadmaps for action. All too often, in the absence of such insights, response efforts have tragically fallen short, and have been followed by a litany of after-event reports that typically have failed to get to the root of the problem. To tackle this issue, the Center for Transatlantic Relations in 2006 launched the project "Unconventional Crises, Unconventional Responses" under the leadership of Dr. Erwan Lagadec. The project sets up a cross-sector, international platform of leaders and experts. Based on the results of a seminar convened in Washington, D.C. in March 2007, this book develops innovative diagnoses of current deficiencies in crisis-management concepts, and lays out proposals for reform.

  • Imprint: Center for Transatlantic Relations SAIS
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780978882181
  • Publication Date: Jan 2008
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Challenges of Democracy in the European Union and its Neighbors

Aylin Ünver Noi

  • Imprint: Center for Transatlantic Relations SAIS
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780990772064
  • Publication Date: Jul 2016
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The Eastern Question

Stefan Meister

  • Imprint: Center for Transatlantic Relations SAIS
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780990772095
  • Publication Date: Jul 2016
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Promoting an Integrated Approach to Combat Gender Based Violence

Margaret Oguli-Oumo

This practical manual addresses the problems inherent in current strategies, especially lack of collaboration between different agencies and individuals working in the area of gender-based violence. The book encourages development and implementation of policies, programmes and plans.

  • Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780850927146
  • Publication Date: Apr 2002
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Gender Mainstreaming in the Health Sector

This is the consensus built up in a series of workshops in different regions of the Commonwealth on what is the most effective way of applying Gender Management System principles and methodology to the health sector. This manual should assist other countries in adapting mainstreaming.

  • Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780850927337
  • Publication Date: Jan 2002
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Gender Mainstreaming in Poverty Eradication and the Millennium Development Goals

Naila Kabeer

This book explores the issue of gender inequality through the lens of the Millennium Development Goals, and highlights women's critical role in both economic growth and human development.

  • Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780850927528
  • Publication Date: Jan 2003
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Eyes of Democracy

Manoah Esipisu

Offers journalists and other media professionals an overview of the issues, testimonies from journalists on the ground. This book provides guidelines for good practice, along with reports from Commonwealth Observer Groups on election reporting in a number of Commonwealth countries.

  • Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780850928983
  • Publication Date: May 2009
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Aquinas on One and Many

David Svoboda

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9783868385632
  • Publication Date: Apr 2016
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Illusions of Sceptics

Jirí Fuchs

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9783868385687
  • Publication Date: Oct 2016
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The Vindication of Nothingness

Marco Simionato

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9783868385878
  • Publication Date: Oct 2017
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The Persistence of Persons

Valerio Buonomo

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9783868385892
  • Publication Date: Nov 2017
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Clinical Atlas of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases in Small Animals

C. Hedlund

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9783877066218
  • Publication Date: Jan 2002
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Atlas of Diagnostic Radiology of the Horse

Kees J. Dik

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9783877066515
  • Publication Date: Feb 2002
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Colour Atlas of Falcon Medicine

Renate Wernery

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9783899930078
  • Publication Date: Jun 2004
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Small Animal Neurology

André Jaggy

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9783899930269
  • Publication Date: Dec 2009
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Bovine Anatomy

Klaus-Dieter Budras

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9783899930528
  • Publication Date: Jul 2011
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Anatomy of the Horse

Klaus-Dieter Budras

  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9783899936667
  • Publication Date: Feb 2012
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Millions Saved

Amanda Glassman

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781933286884
  • Publication Date: May 2016
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City Slicker

Phil Kettle

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781925308372
  • Publication Date: Dec 2021
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Chookshed Blues

Phil Kettle

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781925308570
  • Publication Date: Dec 2021
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