Electing Peace
Electing Peace

Author: Aila M. Matanock

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-07-25

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1107189179

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This book examines the causes and consequences of post-conflict elections in securing and stabilizing peace agreements without the need to send troops. It will interest scholars and advanced students of civil war and peacebuilding in comparative politics, political sociology, and peace and conflict studies.

Essentials of Immigration Law
Essentials of Immigration Law

Author: Richard A. Boswell

Publisher: Amer Immigration Lawyers Assn

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781573701662

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"Essentials of Immigration Law by Richard A. Boswell provides the foundation necessary for an understanding of everything immigration-from the passage of the first immigration-related statute to the current state of affairs. This indispensable reference, now in its third edition, offers a practical overview of the entire area of U.S. immigration law and will help you comprehend: Labor Certification Consular Processing Citizenship/Naturalization Deportation/Removal/Inadmissibility Waivers Asylum Criminal Violations Family-Based Immigration Employment-Based Immigration Administrative/Judicial Review."--Publisher's website.

AILA
AILA

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Publisher:

Published: 2004-04-06

Total Pages: 1

ISBN-13: 9784898151167

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Languages and the Internationalisation of Higher Education
Languages and the Internationalisation of Higher Education

Author: Dolores González-Álvarez

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2020-03-30

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1527548961

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This volume offers an overview of the context of internationalisation in which plurilingualism becomes a strategic axis for universities and in which university language centres serve as the key instrument to implement this process. It focuses on three key areas in which language centres are working together with governments across Europe, namely: language policy and internationalisation; specific training for the university community; and language testing and accreditation. The contributors to this book are all policy makers, instructors or evaluators from university language centres involved in the internationalisation of their institutions through languages. They teach and evaluate not only ‘regular’ students, but students with very specific needs, such as lecturers delivering content courses in English, students in mobility programmes or administrative staff in contact with international students. The book also includes the presentation of the first national higher education language policy in Europe, developed by the Language Policy Commission of the Board of Rectors of Spanish Universities and endorsed by all public and private universities in Spain.

Handbook of Home Language Maintenance and Development
Handbook of Home Language Maintenance and Development

Author: Andrea C. Schalley

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-06-22

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 150151007X

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Even a cursory look at conference programs and proceedings reveals a burgeoning interest in the field of social and affective factors in home language maintenance and development. To date, however, research on this topic has been published in piecemeal fashion, subsumed under the more general umbrella of ‘bilingualism’. Within bilingualism research, there has been an extensive exploration of linguistic and psycholinguistic perspectives on the one hand, and educational practices and outcomes on the other. In comparison, social and affective factors – which lead people to either maintain or shift the language – have been under-researched. This is the first volume that brings together the different strands in research on social and affective factors in home language maintenance and development, ranging from the micro-level (family language policies and practices), to the meso-level (community initiatives) and the macro-level (mainstream educational policies and their implementation). The volume showcases a wide distribution across contexts and populations explored. Contributors from around the world represent different research paradigms and perspectives, providing a rounded overview of the state-of-the-art in this flourishing field.

The Consular Practice Handbook
The Consular Practice Handbook

Author: Michael H. Davis

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 756

ISBN-13: 9781573703086

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"The aim of this Handbook is to alert attorneys to particular issues that can arise in various consular contexts, from agency procedure to specific legal issues, to dealing with key issues at specific consular posts."--p. ix.