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Defence Diplomacy Strategic Engagement and Interstate Conflict

Defence Diplomacy Strategic Engagement and Interstate Conflict

This book analyzes examples of strategic engagement in order to identify the factors which contribute to the success or failure of defence diplomacy in preventing interstate conflict. For more than a century nations have engaged in defence diplomacy to cultivate mutual understanding and mitigate conflict. A subset of defence diplomacy is strategic engagement defined as peacetime defence diplomacy between nations that are actual or potential adversaries. This book analyzes three cases of strategic engagement in order to elucidate the factors which contribute to the success or failure of this diplomacy in preventing conflict. It uses an inductive framework to compare strategic engagement in the following cases: Anglo– German defence diplomacy prior to World War I; U. S. –Soviet defence diplomacy during the Cold War; and post-Cold War U. S. –China defence diplomacy. Based upon archival literature and personal interview research the book argues that defence diplomacy can mitigate the risk of interstate conflict between potential adversaries. The lessons learned from this book can be employed to discern the significant elements conducive to achieving a successful outcome of strategic engagement and averting conflict or even war. This book will be of much interest to students of defence studies diplomacy studies foreign policy and international relations. | Defence Diplomacy Strategic Engagement and Interstate Conflict

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British Defence in the 21st Century

British Defence in the 21st Century

This book analyses UK defence as a complex interdependent public-private enterprise covering politics management society and technology as well as the military. Building upon wide-ranging applied research with extensive access to ministers policy makers senior military commanders and industrialists the book characterises British defence as a phenomenon that has endured extensive transformation this century. Looking at the subject afresh as a complex extended enterprise involving politics alliances businesses skills economics military practices and citizens the authors profoundly reshape our understanding of ‘defence’ and how it is to be commissioned and delivered in a world dominated by geopolitical risks and uncertainties. The book makes the case that this new understanding of defence must inevitably lead to new policies and processes to ensure its health and vitality. This book will be of much interest to students of defence studies British politics and military and strategic studies as well as policy makers and practitioners. | British Defence in the 21st Century

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Automatism as a Defence

Automatism as a Defence

Automatism is a notoriously difficult subject for law students lawyers and judges. This book explores the science and medicine of sleep disorders and examines how the criminal process deals with such disorders when presented as a defence. It systematically examines the legal doctrines involved and their implications for the use of the evidence key to establishing automatism while also exploring the medical conditions that can cause automatism (particularly epilepsy sleepwalking and diabetes). This book is a valuable resource for law students lawyers judges and expert witnesses. | Automatism as a Defence

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Making British Defence Policy Continuity and Change

Making British Defence Policy Continuity and Change

This book explores the process by which defence policy is made in contemporary Britain and the institutions actors and conflicting interests which interact in its inception and continuous reformulation. Rather than dealing with the substance of defence policy this study focuses upon the institutional actors involved in this process. This is a subject which has commanded far more interest from public Parliament government and the armed forces since the protracted bloody and ultimately unsuccessful British military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. The work begins with a discussion of two contextual factors shaping policy. The first relates to the impact of Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with the United States over defence and intelligence matters while the second considers the impact of Britain’s relatively disappointing economic performance upon the funding of British defence since 1945. It then goes on to explore the role and impact of all the key policy actors from the Prime Minister Cabinet and core executive to the Ministry of Defence and its relations with the broader ‘Whitehall village’ and the Foreign Office and Treasury in particular. The work concludes by examining the increasing influence of external policy actors and forces such as Parliament the courts political parties pressure groups and public opinion. This book will be of much interest to students of British defence policy security studies and contemporary military history. | Making British Defence Policy Continuity and Change

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A Defence of Nihilism

A Defence of Nihilism

This book offers a philosophical defence of nihilism. The authors argue that the concept of nihilism has been employed pejoratively by almost all philosophers and religious leaders to indicate a widespread cultural crisis of truth meaning or morals. Many religious believers think atheism leads to moral chaos (because it leads to nihilism) and atheists typically insist that we can make life meaningful through our own actions (thereby avoiding nihilism). In this way both sides conflate the cosmic sense of meaning at stake with a social sense of meaning. This book charts a third course between extremist and alarmist views of nihilism. It casts doubt on the assumption that nihilism is something to fear or a problem which human culture should overcome by way of seeking discovering or making meaning. In this way the authors believe that a revised understanding of nihilism can help remove a significant barrier of misunderstanding between religious believers and atheists. A Defence of Nihilism will be of interest to scholars and students in philosophy religion and other disciplines who are interested in questions surrounding the meaning of life.

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Planning and Passing Your PhD Defence A Global Toolbox for Success

Planning and Passing Your PhD Defence A Global Toolbox for Success

This book is a toolbox for PhD students to plan and prepare for the PhD defence regardless of their scientific discipline or location. The authors discuss various defence formats that are used internationally and identify the main differences and similarities. With international examples practical strategies and tips from former PhD students and supervisors this book unpacks the principles and unwritten rules underpinning the defence. Addressing planning and preparing for the doctoral defence and what to do afterwards this book covers topics such as: understanding your defence format preparing for committee questions preparing mentally and dealing with anxiety dealing with corrections finalizing your graduation requirements and marking the end of your PhD trajectory. This book is crucial reading for students across the world looking to defend their PhD thesis and also for their supervisors and examiners. The 'Insider Guides to Success in Academia' offers support and practical advice to doctoral students and early-career researchers. Covering the topics that really matter but which often get overlooked this indispensable series provides practical and realistic guidance to address many of the needs and challenges of trying to operate and remain in academia. These neat pocket guides fill specific and significant gaps in current literature. Each book offers insider perspectives on the often implicit rules of the game - the things you need to know but usually aren't told by institutional postgraduate support researcher development units or supervisors - and will address a practical topic that is key to career progression. They are essential reading for doctoral students early-career researchers supervisors mentors or anyone looking to launch or maintain their career in academia. | Planning and Passing Your PhD Defence A Global Toolbox for Success

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Attachment and the Defence Against Intimacy Understanding and Working with Avoidant Attachment Self-Hatred and Shame

Attachment and the Defence Against Intimacy Understanding and Working with Avoidant Attachment Self-Hatred and Shame

This book combines attachment theory and research with clinical experience to provide practitioners with tools for engaging with individuals who are indifferent avoidant highly defensive and who struggle to make and maintain intimate connections with others. Composed of four papers presented at a Wimbledon Guild conference in 2017 this text examines the origins of avoidant attachment patterns in early life describes research tools that offer a more refined understanding of this insecure attachment pattern explores the internal object worlds of dismissing adults and considers the impact on couple relationships when one or both partners avoid intimacy or dependency. Each chapter contains case studies with children and families adolescents adults and couples that acknowledge the challenges of engaging with these shut down individuals with authors sharing what they have learned from their patients about what is needed for effective psychotherapy. It is an accessible book full of clinical richness and insight and will be invaluable to practitioners who are interested in deepening their understanding and clinical skills from an attachment perspective. | Attachment and the Defence Against Intimacy Understanding and Working with Avoidant Attachment Self-Hatred and Shame

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Free Will A Defence Against Neurophysiological Determinism

Free Will A Defence Against Neurophysiological Determinism

The problem of freedom and determinism is one of the most enduring and one of the best problems in philosophy. One of the best because it so tenaciously resists solution while yet always seeming urgent and one of the most enduring because it has always been able to present itself in different ways to suit the preoccupations of different ages. This book first published in 1980 sets out to defend free will: it elaborates a sober and systematic case for libertarianism in the face of the overwhelming threat that is posed by the scientific study of the brain. | Free Will A Defence Against Neurophysiological Determinism

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The AI Wave in Defence Innovation Assessing Military Artificial Intelligence Strategies Capabilities and Trajectories

The AI Wave in Defence Innovation Assessing Military Artificial Intelligence Strategies Capabilities and Trajectories

An international and interdisciplinary perspective on the adoption and governance of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in defence and military innovation by major and middle powers. Advancements in AI and ML pose pressing questions related to evolving conceptions of military power compliance with international humanitarian law peace promotion strategic stability arms control future operational environments and technology races. To navigate the breadth of this AI and international security agenda the contributors to this book include experts on AI technology governance and defence innovation to assess military AI strategic perspectives from major and middle AI powers alike. These include views of how the United States China Japan South Korea the European Union and Russia see AI/ML as a technology with the potential to reshape military affairs and power structures in the broader international system. This diverse set of views aims to help elucidate key similarities and differences between AI powers in the evolving strategic context. A valuable read for scholars of security studies public policy and STS studies with an interest in the impacts of AI and ML technologies. | The AI Wave in Defence Innovation Assessing Military Artificial Intelligence Strategies Capabilities and Trajectories

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NATO and the North Atlantic Revitalising Collective Defence

NATO and the North Atlantic Revitalising Collective Defence

The book analyses the renewed importance of the North Atlantic for NATO in the face of new security challenges This Whitehall Paper explores the renewed importance of the North Atlantic Ocean to NATO’s security through the lenses of the United States United Kingdom and Norway in particular. These three NATO members form the territorial rim around the North Atlantic and its peripheral seas. All are maritime nations that have historically taken prime responsibility for security in the region and together with Iceland they form the front line to a resurgent Russian maritime capability. These three counties with support from the rest of the northern region must take the lead to ensure that NATO and its partners devote sufficient resources to this aspect of NATO’s area of responsibility. | NATO and the North Atlantic Revitalising Collective Defence

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The Prevent Strategy and Right-wing Extremism A Case Study of the English Defence League

The Prevent Strategy and Right-wing Extremism A Case Study of the English Defence League

In 2011 the U. K. Government reviewed its counter terrorism Prevent Strategy to include all forms of extremism with an emphasis on right-wing extremism. This book - written by the former Head of Strategy and Policy at the Office of the National Coordinator for Prevent - provides the most detailed assessment yet of this shift in emphasis. It explores how the inclusion of right-wing extremism within the counter terrorism Prevent Strategy impacted local responses to the English Defence League. This is explored through numerous interviews and several case studies which were carried out by the author while he was serving as a senior police officer within the Counter Terrorism Command of the Metropolitan Police Service. The book balances empirical research with practical recommendations for policymakers and practitioners from a unique insider perspective. This book will be of appeal to an array of audiences including scholars and students of Terrorism Studies professionals working in the areas of counter terrorism public order policing and the promotion of community cohesion and to those who have an interest in wider non-political responses to right-wing extremism. | The Prevent Strategy and Right-wing Extremism A Case Study of the English Defence League

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Language and World A Defence of Linguistic Idealism

Language and World A Defence of Linguistic Idealism

This book defends a version of linguistic idealism the thesis that the world is a product of language. In the course of defending this radical thesis Gaskin addresses a wide range of topics in contemporary metaphysics philosophy of language philosophical logic and syntax theory. Starting from the context and compositionality principles and the idea of a systematic theory of meaning in the Tarski–Davidson tradition Gaskin argues that the sentence is the primary unit of linguistic meaning and that the main aspects of meaning sense and reference are themselves theoretical posits. Ontology which is correlative with reference emerges as language-driven. This linguistic idealism is combined with a realism that accepts the objectivity of science and it is accordingly distinguished from empirical pragmatism. Gaskin contends that there is a basic metaphysical level at which everything is expressible in language; but the vindication of linguistic idealism is nuanced inasmuch as there is also a derived level asymmetrically dependant on the basic level at which reality can break free of language and reach into the realms of the unnameable and indescribable. Language and World will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in metaphysics philosophy of language and linguistics. | Language and World A Defence of Linguistic Idealism

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Self-Deception

Self-Deception

Self-deception poses longstanding and fascinating paradoxes. Philosophers have questioned whether and how self-deception is even possible; evolutionary theorists have debated whether it is adaptive. For Sigmund Freud self-deception was a fundamental key to understanding the unconscious and from The Bible to The Great Gatsby literature abounds with characters renowned for their self-deception. But what exactly is self-deception? Why is it so puzzling? How is it performed? And is it harmful? In this thorough and clearly written introduction to the philosophy and psychology of self-deception Eric Funkhouser examines and assesses these questions and more: Clarification of the conceptual background and Basic problem of self-deception including Freud and Davidson and the important debate between intentionalists and motivationalists Deflationary accounts that appeal to cognitive and motivational biases with emphasis on how motives and emotions drive self-deception Intentional self-deception and the divided mind including the role of the unconscious in recent psychological research Challenges that self-deception poses for philosophy of mind and psychology especially for our understanding of intention belief and deception Biology and moral psychology of self-deception: Is self-deception functional or beneficial? Are the self-deceived to be held accountable? Combining philosophical analysis with the latest psychological research and including features such as chapter summaries annotated recommended reading and a glossary Self-Deception is an excellent resource for students of philosophy of mind and psychology moral psychology and ethics as well as those in related fields such as psychology and cognitive science.

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Self-Regulation and Self-Control Selected works of Roy F. Baumeister

Self-Regulation and Self-Control Selected works of Roy F. Baumeister

In the World Library of Psychologists series international experts present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces—extracts from books key articles salient research findings and their major practical theoretical contributions. In this volume Roy F. Baumeister reflects on his distinguished career as an eminent scholar in the field of self-control and self-regulation as well as belonging rejection free will and consciousness. Offering a unique perspective on both the program of research in ego-depletion as one of social psychology’s most widely successful theories and its position in the changing landscape of the scientific field the book charts Baumeister’s development as one of the pioneers of study into self-control. Featuring a newly written introductory piece in which the author offers a unique insight into the initial findings that led to an eventual theory of ego-depletion this collection will give readers a vital understanding of how the hugely influential theory of ego depletion first came to be developed and is essential reading for students and researchers in self-control and self-regulation. | Self-Regulation and Self-Control Selected works of Roy F. Baumeister

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Epicurus on the Self

Epicurus on the Self

Epicurus on the Self reconstructs a part of Epicurean ethics which only survives on the fragmentary papyrus rolls excavated from an ancient library in Herculaneum On Nature XXV. The aim of this book is to contribute to a deeper understanding of Epicurus’ moral psychology ethics and of its robust epistemological framework. The book also explores how the notion of the self emerges in Epicurus’ struggle to express the individual perspective of oneself in the process of one’s holistic self-reflection as an individual psychophysical being.

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Using Self-Assessment to Improve Student Learning

Using Self-Assessment to Improve Student Learning

Using Self-Assessment to Improve Student Learning synthesizes research on self-assessment and translates it into actionable guidelines and principles for pre-service and in-service teachers and for school leaders teacher educators and researchers. Situated beyond the simple how-to frameworks currently available for teachers and graduate students this volume illuminates self-assessment’s complexities and substantial promise to strategically move students toward self-regulated learning and internalized goals. Addressing theory empirical evidence and common implementation issues the book’s developmental approach to quality self-assessment practices will help teachers leaders and scholars maximize their impact on student self-regulation and learning.

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The New Midlife Self-Writing

The New Midlife Self-Writing

In The New Midlife Self-Writing Wittman treats recent self-writing by Rachel Cusk Roxane Gay Sarah Manguso and Maggie Nelson carefully situating these vital midlife works within the history of self-writing. She argues that they renew and redirect the autobiographical trajectories characteristic of earlier self-writing by switching their orientation to face the future and by celebrating midlife as a growing season a time of Bildung. In each chapter writer-by-writer she demonstrates how the midlife self-writers in question trace confident and future-oriented paths through the past rejecting triumphalism and complicating both identity and individualism just as they refine and redefine genres. Exploring these midlife self-writers as chroniclers of Generation X’s midlife in particular Wittman coins the term digital absence to map their unique relationship to new forms of knowledge and knowledge gathering in an Information Age that they are both of and set apart from. She theorizes that their works share a pedagogical style a style characterized by clarity exposition and classical rhetoric as well as a concern with the classroom offering a warrant for reading them in pedagogical terms in concert with traditional scholarly approaches. Furthermore Wittman presents readers with a look ahead at the future of midlife self-writing as well as self-writing overall concluding that we might be looking at the scholarship of the future.

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Teaching Self-Compassion to Teens

Teaching Self-Compassion to Teens

Grounded in knowledge about the unique developmental challenges of adolescence this book presents an innovative approach for teaching self-compassion to teens and young adults in clinical educational or community settings. Lorraine Hobbs and Niina Tamura provide guided practices creative exercises and teaching strategies adapted from Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer’s widely disseminated Mindful Self-Compassion program for adults. Case examples sample dialogues and scripts illustrate how to set up and run successful groups that address teen concerns such as self-criticism self-esteem social comparison and strong emotions. The book offers guidelines for cultivating a personal practice and working with parents. Tips for providing a safe effective learning environment are woven throughout; a special chapter covers trauma-sensitive teaching.

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Experiencing Schema Therapy from the Inside Out A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists

Experiencing Schema Therapy from the Inside Out A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists

This unique resource helps therapists build their skills in schema therapy (ST) by applying ST techniques to themselves and reflecting on the experience. Designed for use by individuals or groups the book harnesses the power of self-practice/self-reflection (SP/SR) an evidence-based training strategy. Twenty modules take therapists step by step through using ST to address a professional or personal problem-from establishing safety and creating a self-conceptualization to implementing mode change work including cognitive experiential and behavioral pattern-breaking interventions. In a convenient large-size format the book is illustrated with vivid therapist examples and features numerous reproducible worksheets and forms for doing the SP/SR exercises. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. | Experiencing Schema Therapy from the Inside Out A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists

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Systems Self-Organisation and Information An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Systems Self-Organisation and Information An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Complex system studies are a growing area of central importance to a wide range of disciplines ranging from physics to politics and beyond. Adopting this interdisciplinary approach Systems Self-Organisation and Information presents and discusses a range of ground-breaking research in complex systems theory. Building upon foundational concepts the volume introduces a theory of Self-Organization providing definitions of concepts including system structure organization functionality and boundary. Biophysical and cognitive approaches to Self-Organization are also covered discussing the complex dynamics of living beings and the brain and self-organized adaptation and learning in computational systems. The convergence of Peircean philosophy with the study of Self-Organization also provides an original pathway of research which contributes to a dialogue between pragmatism semeiotics complexity theory and self-organizing systems. As one of the few interdisciplinary works on systems theory relating Self-Organization and Information Theory Systems Self-Organisation and Information is an invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students interested in complex systems theory from related disciplines including philosophy physics and engineering. | Systems Self-Organisation and Information An Interdisciplinary Perspective

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Intersubjective Self Psychology A Primer

Intersubjective Self Psychology A Primer

Intersubjective Self Psychology: A Primer offers a comprehensive overview of the theory of Intersubjective Self Psychology and its clinical applications. Readers will gain an in depth understanding of one of the most clinically relevant analytic theories of the past half-century fully updated and informed by recent discoveries and developments in the field of Intersubjectivity Theory. Most importantly the volume provides detailed chapters on the clinical treatment principles of Intersubjective Self Psychology and their application to a variety of clinical situations and diagnostic categories such as trauma addiction mourning child therapy couples treatment sexuality suicide and sever pathology. This useful clinical tool will support and inform everyday psychotherapeutic work. Retaining Kohut’s emphasis on the self and selfobject experience the book conceptualizes the therapeutic situation as a bi-directional field of needed and dreaded selfobject experiences of both patient and analyst. Through a rigorous application of the ISP model each chapter sheds light on the complex dynamic field within which self-experience and selfobject experience of patient and analyst/therapist unfold and are sustained. The ISP perspective allows the therapist to focus on the patient’s strengths referred to as the Leading Edge without neglecting work with the repetitive transferences or Trailing Edge. This dual focus makes ISP a powerful agent for transformation and growth. Intersubjective Self Psychology provides a unified and comprehensive model of psychological life with specific practical applications that are clinically informative and therapeutically powerful. The book represents a highly useful resource for psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists around the world. | Intersubjective Self Psychology A Primer

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The Politics of Self-Determination Beyond the Decolonisation Process

The Politics of Self-Determination Beyond the Decolonisation Process

Since the formation of the UN in 1945 the international community has witnessed a number of violent self-determination conflicts such as the disintegration of Yugoslavia Chechnya Kashmir and South Sudan that have been a major cause of humanitarian crises and destruction. This book examines the scope and applicability of political self-determination beyond the decolonisation process. Explaining the historical evolution of self-determination this book provides a theoretical examination of the concept and background. Taking an interdisciplinary approach the author analyses self-determination in relation to contemporary conflicts which inform and drive a coherent theoretical framework for international responses to claims for self-determination. Built upon an examination of the conceptual foundations of self-determination this book presents a new understanding and application of self-determination. It addresses the important question of whether self-determination claims legitimate armed violence either by the self-determining group’s right to rebel or by the international community in the form of humanitarian intervention. The Politics of Self-Determination will be of interest to students and scholars of political science international relations security studies and conflict studies. | The Politics of Self-Determination Beyond the Decolonisation Process

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Experiencing ACT from the Inside Out A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists

Experiencing ACT from the Inside Out A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists

From leading acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) practitioners this experiential training workbook invites therapists to broaden and strengthen their ACT skills through deep engagement with ACT theory and techniques. Everyone from beginning therapists to seasoned ACT practitioners can enhance their work through self-practice/self-reflection (SP/SR) a cutting-edge evidence-based training method. Through a systematic process readers learn how to effectively apply ACT to a personal or professional challenge and reflect on the experience. Fifteen step-by-step modules are illustrated with vivid examples from the authors' own SP/SR journeys. In a large-size format for easy photocopying the book includes 17 reproducible worksheets and over 3 hours of audio exercises. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download the audio exercises as well as printable copies of the worksheets. | Experiencing ACT from the Inside Out A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists

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