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Author : Elías Snæland Jónsson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Iceland
ISBN : OCLC:186526152
Author : Sverrir Jakobsson,Gudmundur Halfdanarson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442262911
Iceland demonstrates most of the characteristics of a modern liberal democracy. It has maintained political stability through a democratic process which enjoys universal legitimacy. Rapid economic modernization has also secured its inhabitants one of the highest living standards in the world, and a comprehensive and highly developed health system has ensured them longevity and one of the lowest rates of infant mortality in the world. Icelanders face, however, formidable challenges in maintaining their status as an independent nation. First, the Icelandic economy is fairly fragile, as overexploitation threatens the fish stocks that remain among Iceland’s principal economic resources. Second, the country is rich in unused energy resources, because many of its rivers are still not harnessed, and geothermal power is abundant. But using these resources will necessarily damage the pristine nature of the country, forcing the politicians and the Icelandic public to choose between environmental protection and industrial expansion. Finally, it remains to be seen if a country with just over 329.740 inhabitants will be able to manage its foreign relations in a complex and constantly changing world. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Iceland contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Iceland.
Author : Gudmundur Halfdanarson
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810872080
While Iceland is the second largest inhabited island in Europe, with only 313,000 inhabitants in 2007, the Icelanders form one of the smallest independent nations in the world. Around two-thirds of the population lives in the capital, Reykjavík, and its suburbs, while the rest is spread around the inhabitable area of the country. Until fairly recently the Icelandic nation was unusually homogeneous, both in cultural and religious terms; in 1981, around 98 percent of the nation was born in Iceland and 96 percent belonged to the Lutheran state church or other Lutheran religious sects. In 2007, these numbers were down to 89 and 86 percent respectively, reflecting the rapidly growing multicultural nature of Icelandic society. The A to Z of Iceland traces Iceland's history and provides a compass for the direction the country is heading. This is done through its chronology, introductory essays, appendixes, map, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects.
Author : Gudmundur Halfdanarson
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810862746
While Iceland is the second largest inhabited island in Europe, with only 313,000 inhabitants in 2007, the Icelanders form one of the smallest independent nations in the world. Around two-thirds of the population lives in the capital, Reykjav'k, and its suburbs, while the rest is spread around the inhabitable area of the country. Until fairly recently the Icelandic nation was unusually homogeneous, both in cultural and religious terms; in 1981, around 98 percent of the nation was born in Iceland and 96 percent belonged to the Lutheran state church or other Lutheran religious sects. In 2007, these numbers were down to 89 and 86 percent respectively, reflecting the rapidly growing multicultural nature of Icelandic society. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Iceland traces Iceland's history and provides a compass for the direction the country is heading. This is done through its chronology, introductory essays, appendixes, map, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264083936
The Development Co-operation Report is the key annual reference document for statistics and analysis on trends in international aid.
Author : Robert B. Kaplan,Richard B. Baldauf Jr.,Nkonko Kamwangamalu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134916672
This volume focuses on language planning in Cyprus, Iceland and Luxembourg, explaining the linguistic diversity, historical and political contexts and current language situation (including language-in-education planning), the role of the media, the role of religion and the roles of non-indigenous languages. The authors are indigenous to the situations described, and draw on their experience and extensive fieldwork there. The three extended case studies contained in this volume draw together the literature on each of the polities to present an overview of the existing research available, while also providing new research-based information. The purpose of this volume is to provide an up-to-date overview of the language situation in each polity based on a series of key questions, in the hope that this might facilitate the development of a richer theory to guide language policy and planning in other polities where similar issues may arise. This book comprises case studies originally published in the journal Current Issues in Language Planning.
Author : Eric S. Einhorn,John Logue
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313056772
Einhorn and Logue analyze the political, economic, and social challenges facing five small, affluent, and advanced industrial democracies in Scandinavia: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Updated and expanded from its successful predecessor, this edition emphasizes how global and European developments have affected democratic policymaking in areas such as: • Social welfare policy • Employment policy • Labor relations • Economic policy • Social change A comprehensive yet accessible survey of political history, governmental institutions, policymaking, political parties, interest groups, political culture, and foreign relations is also included. The comparative and interdisciplinary focus makes this a stimulating source of ideas for anyone interested in democracy and social justice in the global era.
Author : Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Iceland
ISBN : WISC:89056761364
Author : Martin Scheinin
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004637122
The book is a comparative study in the status of international human rights norms in the domestic law of all the Nordic countries and the three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. An amazingly rapid development towards direct applicability of international human rights treaties has taken place in recent years in all the countries in question. This book provides in-depth analysis of the situation in the eight countries. Each country-specific chapter is followed by a document section. Depending on the country in question the documents include constitutional texts, incorporation enactments of human rights, treaties, court rulings etc. The English translations of the Constitutions of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are given in full. The book includes a Foreword by Dr. Ole Espersen, the Council of the Baltic Sea States Commissioner on Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, including the Rights of Persons belonging to Minorities.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Currency, and Housing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1448 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Banking law
ISBN : UCAL:B3608536
Author : David Heathcoat-Amory
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781783036189
The former politician details his career while offering an insider’s look at Britain’s European involvement in the 1980s and ‘90s in this personal memoir. Few are better placed to write on Britain's relations with the European Union than David Heathcoat-Amory. In describing his own journey from initial enthusiasm for a Common Market to rejection of the EU, he gives an insider’s view of the delusions and deceits which surround the European question. As a Member of Parliament, Minister of State and Privy Councillor, Heathcoat-Amory witnessed two prime Ministers wresting with the ‘elephant in the room’. He describes Margaret Thatcher’s struggles against EU control and the clashes with cabinet colleagues which split the Conservative Party and brought her down. Under John Major, David Heathcoat-Amory played a pivotal role in the parliamentary battles over the Maastricht Treaty. As Minister of State for Europe he was intimately involved in keeping Britain out of the euro, thereby avoiding the worst of the current devasting financial crisis. He resigned as Paymaster General in 1996 on a matter of principle. In Opposition, he was sent by the House of Commons to negotiate a Constitution for Europe, which he opposed with a small group of dissidents from other EU countries. As they predicted, the European Constitution was decisively rejected in referendums in France and Holland but was forced through anyway, with Blair’s government refusing a referendum at home. The book includes a blueprint for a radically new relationship between Britain and the EU. The Author argues that, with leadership and ambition, this is now attainable, with the final decision resting with the people in a referendum. Praise for Confessions of a Eurosceptic “An elegant memoir that outlines his euroscepticism but also touched with personal and family tragedy.” —Total Politics “A brisk and unpompous memoir, which incidentally makes a brisk and unpompous case against the EU.” —Standpoint “This book is unlike most books by politicians. With unusual clarity this book tells the story of Britain’s European involvement since the mid-Eighties.” —The Daily Telegraph
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Iceland
ISBN : IND:30000085261018
Author : Ágúst Þór Árnason,Catherine Dupré
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351031882
This collection documents, analyses, and reflects on the Icelandic constitutional reform between 2009 and 2017. It offers a unique insight into this process by providing first-hand accounts of its different stages and core issues. Its 12 substantive chapters are written by the main actors in the reform, including the Chair of the Constitutional Council that drafted the 2011 Proposal for a New Constitution. Part I opens with an address by the President of the Republic and positions the constitutional reform in its full complexity and longer-term perspective, going beyond the frequent portrayal of that process in international discussion as being solely a result of the 2008 financial crisis. Part II offers a nuanced and contextualised reflection on Iceland’s innovative approach to consultation and drafting involving lay participants, including its twenty-first-century digital take on ‘the people,’ which attracted international attention as ‘crowdsourcing.’ Part III analyses the main constitutional amendment proposals, and focuses on natural resources and environmental protection, which lie at the heart of Iceland’s identity. The final part reflects on the reform’s wider significance and includes an interview with the current Prime Minister, who is now taking the reform forward. The volume provides a basis for reflection on a groundbreaking constitutional reform in a democratic context. This long and complex process has challenged and transformed the ways in which constitutional change can be approached, and the collection is an invitation to discuss further the practical and theoretical dimensions of Iceland’s experience and their far-reaching implications.
Author : Seðlabanki Íslands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Iceland
ISBN : WISC:89064249600
Oplysninger om historie, forfatning, parlament og samfundsmæssige forhold
Author : Mortimer Epstein
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1492 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230270725
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
