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The Big Payoff? Educational And Occupational Attainments Of Ethnic Minorities In Beijing, Reza Hasmath

Reza Hasmath

Ngos In China: Issues Of Good Governance And Accountability, Reza Hasmath, Jennifer Yj Hsu

Reza Hasmath

对中国公民社会组织良好治理的研, Reza Hasmath, Jennifer Yj Hsu

Reza Hasmath

Telecommunications In South-East Europe: Operators, Reforms And Outcomes, Ewan Sutherland

Ewan Sutherland

This paper sets out the policy frameworks adopted by governments in South East Europe to address the deficit of access networks and thus boost economic development. The responses by large European operators to the opportunities are then explained and analysed. The effects of the policies and the operator responses are then discussed. Finally, conclusions for policy makers and for researchers are drawn.

Counting Cellphones, Ewan Sutherland

Ewan Sutherland

An description of the reasons for having multiple cellphones and wireless numbers. An analysis of statistics on ownership levels in the European Union and some other countries, including South Africa. Concluding that the discrepancies point to overstatement of customer numbers globally.

Predicting Human Brain Activity Associated With The Meanings Of Nouns, Tom M. Mitchell, Svetlana V. Shinkareva, Andrew Carlson, Kai-Min Chang, Vicente L. Malave, Robert A. Mason, Marcel Adam Just

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.

Collaboration For Cultural Programming: Engaging Culture Centers, Multicultural Affairs, And Student Activities Offices As Partners, Lori D. Patton, Michael D. Hannon

Lori Patton Davis

No abstract provided.

Exploring Complexities Of Multiple Identities Of Lesbians In A Black College Environment, Lori Patton Davis, Symone Simmons

Lori Patton Davis

Experiences of first year female Black students who self-identified themselves as lesbian and attended a historically Black university are examined. A reconceptualized Model of Multiple Dimensions of Identity and the Multidimensional Identity Model were used to establish the framework for this study. Overall the study provided a current identity status for participants which included race, gender, and sexual orientation. Results from semi-structured interviews revealed three themes related to how participants made sense of their identity internally and in relation to external expectations and influences.

Learning Through Crisis: The Educator's Role, Lori Patton Davis

Lori Patton Davis

Opportunities for learning offered by natural disasters and human-caused tragedies can bring something useful to events steeped in pain, grief, and confusion.

Communications/Excommunications: An Interview With Armand Mattelart, Costas M. Constantinou

Costas M. Constantinou

International Relations And The Challenges Of Global Communication, Costas M. Constantinou, Oilver Richmond, Alison Watson

Costas M. Constantinou

On The Cypriot States Of Exception, Costas M. Constantinou

Costas M. Constantinou

Comparative Evaluation Of Fisheries Policies In Denmark, Iceland And Norway: Multispecies And Stochatic Issues, Sveinn Agnarsson, Ragnar Arnason, Karen Johannsdottir, Lars Ravn-Jonsen, Leif K. Sandal, Stein I. Steinshamn, Niels Vestergaard

Niels Vestergaard

The aim of the project has been twofold: 1) to quantify the stochastic process producing this uncertainty for certain important fish stocks and 2) to further develop a method for determining optimal harvest quotas within the framework of a multi-species model, and, by this, implement the model in practice for the purpose of performing a comparative study of the fisheries in three Nordic countries: Denmark, Iceland and Norway. The harvesting (total allowable catch) policies for the cod and cap-elin/herring fisheries in these countries are compared. Indicators for stock overexploitation and harvest overexploitation are developed.

Introducing Learning Commons Functionality Into A Traditional Reference Setting, Jeffrey A. Franks

Jeffrey A Franks

Emerging Problems In Knowledge-Sharing And The Three New Ethics Of Knowledge Transfer, Mikhail Koulikov

Mikhail Koulikov

No abstract provided.

International Approaches To Library User Fees And Fee-Based Services: An Evaluation Of Three Recent Studies, Mikhail Koulikov

Mikhail Koulikov

No abstract provided.

Chapter 15: Other Ethnic Groups. The International Law Of Indigenous Peoples. Global Human Rights, Wolfgang Fikentscher

Wolfgang Fikentscher

Inclusive online updates jan10. “Native American “(Indian) law is the only law of one ethnic group considered at some detail in this book. Other tribes and nations cannot be dealt with here. A complete system of ethnologies would be desirable but nobody in the world can present in-depth studies of a larger number of ethnic groups. Chapter 15 offers suggetions on how to research other ethnic groups, with a summary on recent international law of indigenous peoples and a survey of the discussions concerning worldwide human rights.

Chapter 05 : Theories Of Culture And Cultures, Wolfgang Fikentscher

Wolfgang Fikentscher

Inclusive online updates jan10. Chapter 5 on the attributes of culture and cultures is structured according to the influence of the axial age. The term has already been mentioned in Chapter 1 II. 4. and Chapter 3 III, IX. 2., above.What does axial age mean, and how is it related to other theories of cultural development? A new approach is offered as to the role of time concepts for the distinctions between cultures. By sketching circles of cultures (in particular the modes of thought that shape cultures) some modern issues find discussion, for example the question of whether in view …

3. National Association Of Counsel For Children And American Professional Society On The Abuse Of Children In Support Of Respondent, Giles V. California., Thomas D. Lyon

Thomas D. Lyon

No abstract provided.

8. The Supreme Court, Hearsay, And Crawford: Implications For Child Interviewers., Thomas D. Lyon

Thomas D. Lyon

15. Truth Induction In Young Maltreated Children: The Effects Of Oath-Taking And Reassurance On True And False Disclosures., Thomas D. Lyon, Joyce R. Dorado

Thomas D. Lyon

Excerpt From Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy And Power In American Culture (Revised And Updated Edition), Mark Fenster

Mark Fenster

This is the introduction to the revised and updated edition of Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, forthcoming 2008). The book challenges the dominant academic and popular approach to conspiracy theories, which views them as a paranoid, extremist expression of marginal groups and individuals that pathologically challenges the basic assumptions of American history and the pluralistic political system of the United States. The book is premised on the contrary proposition that the prevalence of conspiracy theories is neither necessarily pernicious nor external to American politics and culture but instead an integral aspect of …

Institutions, Anomie, And Violent Crime: Clarifying And Elaborating Institutional-Anomie Theory, Richard Rosenfeld, Steven F. Messner

Richard Rosenfeld

Political Globalisation And Citizenship: New Sources Of Security Threats In Africa, Shola J. Omotola

Shola J. Omotola Mr

This article analyses the interface between political globalization, citizenship and security threats in Africa. Political globalization is assumed to be capable of engendering inclusive citizenship; in the same way, citizenship is considered to be central to the national question in Africa. It is around citizenship that most issues of human rights revolve, both at individual and group levels. The article argues that political globalization in Africa tends to limit the meaning, essence and substance of citizenship, even if the latter is defined from a minimalist perspective of duties-rights relationships. The marginalization and/or exclusionary politics engendered by political globalization, especially for …

Audacity: Seeing Is Believing, Robert A. Eckhart

Robert A. Eckhart

Audacity is a powerful--and free--software which is very useful for teaching pronunciation, because it allows student to actually see their speech. Instead of using their ears to recognize distinctions in speech patterns, they use their eyes.

Better A Small Fish: For The Poor Of Bangladesh, Women's Rights Are A Practical Matter, Indrani Sen

Indrani Sen

No abstract provided.

Optimal Collusion Under Cost Asymmetry, Jeanine Miklos-Thal

Jeanine Miklos-Thal

Cost asymmetry is generally thought to hinder collusion because a more effcient firm has both more to gain from a deviation and less to fear from retaliation than less efficient firms. Our paper reexamines this conventional wisdom and characterizes optimal collusion without any prior restriction on the class of strategies. We first stress that firms can credibly agree on retaliation schemes that maximally punish even the most efficient firm. This implies that whenever collusion is sustainable under cost symmetry, some collusion is also sustainable under cost asymmetry; effcient collusion, however, remains more difficult to sustain when costs are asymmetric. Finally, …

Not Just A Business Transaction: The Logic And Limits Of Grandparental Childcare Assistance In Taiwan, Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun

Shirley SUN

How does the presence of grandparents in the household impact the gendered division of childcare responsibilities between spouses? How does it compare with market-based care? Drawing on in-depth interview data, this study finds that Taiwanese grandparents treat childcare assistance as their moral responsibility. Mothers express more appreciation for assistance from their own mothers than their mothers-in-law. Fathers appreciate the role of both their parents and their in-laws. The analysis suggests that the character of intergenerational relations is one of the factors mediating the degree to which married women's entrnace into the paid labour force results in the perceived childcare deficit.

The Dialogic Emergence Of 'Truth' In Politics: Reproduction And Subversion Of The 'War On Terror' Discourse, Adam Hodges

Adam Hodges

Truth claims in political discourse are implicated in a dialogic process whereby political actors "assimilate, rework, and re-accentuate" prior discourse (Bakhtin 1986:89). While political actors themselves may view truth as an object to be discovered, I argue that discourse analysts are best served by viewing truth as an emergent property of this dialogic process. In this paper, I examine how intertextual connections are integral to both the reproduction and subversion of established truth claims (such as the claim that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction). My data draw from George W. Bush's speech on May 1, 2003 to declare …

The Politics Of Recontextualization: Discursive Competition Over Claims Of Iranian Involvement In Iraq, Adam Hodges

Adam Hodges