“…In the spirit of Cahiers de l'Ifpo, most of them reflect research in progress. By virtue of the diversity of their corpus and the variety of their terrain, they allow us to compare the views of Shiite and Sunni actors, variously involved in the institutional and / or transnational political field. …”

“…As widely acknowledged by previous contributors to this literature, modelling the cost of achieving the MDGs poses many data and methodological challenges.Like previous contributions, this paper relies on a very simple growth model to relate development financing — private or public — to growth in order to estimate how much it would cost to halve poverty across developing countries. The virtue of this model is precisely its simplicity but the trade-off is that it does not claim to take account of the effects of increases in development financing, tax revenues, public expenditure and transfers on the general equilibrium of the economy to which it is applied. …”

“…The advocacy of Markus Ludescher to "democratic virtue" Civil Courage is based on literary texts from different periods and geographical origins, addressing the most diverse social contexts, such as France under the Occupation, France postcolonial or Quebec in the 90s. …”

“…And he makes a new case for the virtue of judicial moderates. Long on partisan rancor and short on serious discussion, today's appointments process reveals little about what kind of judge a nominee might make. …”

“…“This book of essays by leading scholars on the Armenian Genocide is a fitting tribute to Taner Akçam and a major contribution to the field he has helped to define. Embodying the virtues of his pathbreaking work, they present both micro- and macro-perspectives on one of the twentieth-century’s defining events.” …”

“…Essa non è semplicemente preghiera, ma preghiera rituale. Questa è la sua virtù, ma anche la sua difficoltà. Eppure questo lato del profilo della Liturgia delle Ore è il suo versante più prezioso, che dà forza e rinsalda.Una spiritualità cristiana può sorgere soltanto nell'equilibrio tra preghiera vitale e preghiera rituale. …”

“…Jacob Langeloh zeigt in seiner Studie erstmals auf, wie präsent der Islam auf dem Konzil war: Wenn die Beschäftigung der lateinischen Kirche mit dieser Religion nach dem Fall Konstantinopels 1453 einen Hochpunkt erreichte, dann nur, weil in Basel dafür die Grundlagen gelegt wurden. …”

“…By virtue of the estimated 20-million-strong installed base of Microsoft Office users, Excel has become the de facto standard for spreadsheet applications. …”

“…Päätöksenteon korporatistisia ja pluralistisia piirteitä analysoimalla kirja avaa näkymän siihen, miten hallituksen, työmarkkinajärjestöjen ja median suhde on eri vuosikymmeninä julkisuudessa asettunut…”

“…Trzeba sporego wysiłku, wiedzy i doświadczenia, aby z kilku czy kilkunastu osób o różnych charakterach stworzyć prawdziwy zespół, który wspólnie będzie podążał do celu i rozwiązywał problemy. …”

“…In closing, apart from the classical commitment of the EU and the Member States to uphold the values of the EU, the book discusses the level of individuals and values as virtues. Various figures and tables complement this overview of the status quo of the Union of values and outline of its future direction…”

“…Zwischen Jesus-Bios und Jüngergeschichte formt und wandelt sich das Selbstverständnis der werdenden Kirche. In seiner perspektivischen Breite stellt der Band die Doppelwerkforschung auf eine neue Grundlage Luke-Acts is not a consistent book, but a much-discussed problem. …”

“…Women tanci authors’ redefinition of female exemplarity within the Confucian orthodox discourses of virtue, talent, chastity, and political integrity could be bourgeoning expressions of female exceptionalism and could have foreshadowed protofeminist ideals of heroism. …”

“…Questo libro muove dalla sua persona, il ruolo sociale che Socrate ha consapevolmente tradotto nell'eccentricità della sua figura intellettuale; ne esplora poi il metodo (fra confutazione e aporia, eros e ironia) e i temi di pensiero (l'anima e la sua cura, il bene e la virtú) di cui fu iniziatore come filosofo; infine, il processo e la condanna a morte, che Socrate ha affrontato da cittadino di una città che aveva fortemente criticato, perché l'aveva profondamente amata…”

“…It calls for a re-envisioning of cultural concepts, practices, and virtues that embraces decline, dependency, and finitude rather than stigmatizes them. …”

“…Readers of all stripes ... will find plenty to ponder Kirkus Reviews…”

“…He demonstrates precisely how determined leaders changed their wildly corrupt countries into paragons of virtue, and how leadership is making a significant difference in stimulating political anticorruption movements in places like India, Croatia, Honduras, and Lebanon. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Admiration ; Exemplars ; Virtue ; Emulation ; A good life ; Right, wrong, and the division of moral linguistic labor ; Exemplarist semantics and meta-ethics…”

“…Following Tocqueville who extolled the virtues of "pursuing in common the objects of common desires," Honig focuses not on the demos but on the objects of democratic life. …”

“…Jh.) oder ecclesia in terra, in purgatorio, in caelo (13. Jh): Stets geht die Kirche auf eine eschatologische Zukunft und ihr Haupt Jesus Christus zu. …”