Routledge launches range of new journal titles.Routledge (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ), a unit of T&F Informa, has begun the publication of a wide range of new journals, including "Asian Security," "Democracy and Security," "Journal of Civil Society," "Journal of Global Ethics Drafted initially by Dr. Hans Küng, in cooperation with the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions staff and Trustees and experts drawing on many of the world's religious and spiritual traditions, Towards a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration " and "Journal of Political Science Education." "Asian Security" is being launched to cover all aspects of national and international security developments in Asia. It will cover 'traditional' issues like interstate warfare, the regional balance of power, alliances, national defense policies, nuclear proliferation Nuclear proliferation is a term now used to describe the spread of nuclear weapons, fissile material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information, to nations which are not recognized as "nuclear weapon States" by the and arms control arms control Limitation of the development, testing, production, deployment, proliferation, or use of weapons through international agreements. Arms control did not arise in international diplomacy until the first Hague Convention (1899). , as well as "new" security issues such as democratic transition, globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation and its backlash, ethnic conflicts, insurgencies, failing states and transnational terrorism. It will be published three times a year and an annual subscription costs $64 for individuals and $251 for institutions. "Democracy and Security," produced twice a year, will extend coverage of security issues to the global environment. Editorial will cover such topics as: analyzing terrorism and its root causes; crimes of obedience; mass communication and national security; the commercial sale of arms and the outsourcing of arms production; and, case studies of national strategies dealing with terrorism. An annual subscription costs $44/$167. The "Journal of Civil Society" will "seek to improve the theoretical understanding and empirical knowledge" of civil society, its nature, patterns and composition, history, development, and economic and political systems. Published three times a year, an annual subscription costs $56/$294. The "Journal of Global Ethics" is a biannual bi·an·nu·al adj. 1. Happening twice each year; semiannual. 2. Occurring every two years; biennial. bi·an that is designed to provide a forum for the analysis of ethics and values and their relationship to globalization, international relations international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of international relations include diplomacy and diplomatic history, international law, , politics and development and global justice. Content covers such issues as feminism, slavery, economics, and political, economic and social interstate agreements. An annual subscription costs $57/$198. Finally, the "Journal of Political Science Education," published three times, focuses on teaching and learning issues in political science. Targeted to teachers and educators at all levels, the journal covers such topics as teaching methods and techniques, teaching activities and devices, educational assessment and curriculum development. AN annual subscription costs $55/$145. |
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