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Beyond Outputs: Pathways To Symmetrical Evaluations Of University Sustainable Development Partnerships, Peter Koehn, Juha I. Uitto
Beyond Outputs: Pathways To Symmetrical Evaluations Of University Sustainable Development Partnerships, Peter Koehn, Juha I. Uitto
Political Science Faculty Publications
As the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005–2014) draws to a close, it is timely to review ways in which the sustainable development initiatives of higher education institutions have been, and can be, evaluated. In their efforts to document and assess collaborative sustainable development program outcomes and impacts, universities in the North and South are challenged by similar conundrums that confront development agencies. This article explores pathways to symmetrical evaluations of transnationally partnered research, curricula, and public-outreach initiatives specifically devoted to sustainable development. Drawing on extensive literature and informed by international development experience, the authors present a …
Developments In Transnational Research Linkages: Evidence From U.S. Higher-Education Activity, Peter Koehn
Developments In Transnational Research Linkages: Evidence From U.S. Higher-Education Activity, Peter Koehn
Political Science Faculty Publications
In our knowledge-driven era, multiple and mutual benefits accrue from transnational research linkages. The article identifies important directions in transnational research collaborations involving U.S. universities revealed by key dimensions of 369 projects profiled on a U.S. higher-education association’s database. Project initiators, principal research fields, regional and country distributions, and the sources and amounts of funding for different types of transnational research activity are selected for analysis. The balanced total portfolio of reported current research projects by region suggests that U.S. university principal investigators increasingly recognize the value of collaborative knowledge generation in the Global South as well as in other …
World War I And The "System Of 1896", Robert P. Saldin
World War I And The "System Of 1896", Robert P. Saldin
Political Science Faculty Publications
Realignment theory has long offered the primary framework for understanding American political history, particularly as it relates to the party system. The ‘‘System of 1896’’ is central to the theory and holds that William McKinley’s victory in that year ushered in a Republican-dominated era lasting until Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt’s election in 1932. The 10 years of partial—and six years of total—Democratic control of Congress and the White House (1910–20) during this 36-year stretch (1896–1932) remains an anomaly among realignment theorists. I conduct content analyses of Democratic and Republican party documents and media commentary and find that World War I …
Healthcare Reform: A Prescription For The 2010 Republican Landslide?, Robert P. Saldin
Healthcare Reform: A Prescription For The 2010 Republican Landslide?, Robert P. Saldin
Political Science Faculty Publications
Less than two years ago, Barack Obama was sworn in as president amidst proclamations of a partisan realignment. But in this fall’s midterms, scores of his fellow Democrats lost their jobs. The best evidence suggests that Obama’s signature accomplishment—passage of a healthcare reform bill that had long eluded progressives—played a key role in the historic defeat. It also highlighted the delicacy of partisan regimes, particularly those prematurely designated as realignments by academic or popular observers
Foreign Affairs And Party Ideology In America: The Case Of Democrats And World War Ii, Robert P. Saldin
Foreign Affairs And Party Ideology In America: The Case Of Democrats And World War Ii, Robert P. Saldin
Political Science Faculty Publications
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Underneath Kyoto: Emerging Subnational Government Initiatives And Incipient Issue-Bundling Opportunities In China And The United States, Peter Koehn
Political Science Faculty Publications
At present, progress in mitigating global GHG emissions is impeded by political stalemate at the national level in the United States and the People's Republic of China. Through the conceptual lenses of multilevel governance and framing politics, the article analyzes emerging policy initiatives among subnational governments in both countries. Effective subnational emission-mitigating action requires framing climatic-stabilization policies in terms of local co-benefits associated with environmental protection, health promotion, and economic advantage. In an impressive group of US states and cities, and increasingly at the local level in China, public concerns about air pollution, consumption and waste management, traffic congestion, health …
Foreign Affairs And The 2008 Election, Robert P. Saldin
Foreign Affairs And The 2008 Election, Robert P. Saldin
Political Science Faculty Publications
Much of the commentary in the wake of last month’s presidential election has focused on the magnitude and historic aspects of Barack Obama’s victory and the deteriorating economic environment in which it played out. Little thought has been given to the influence of foreign affairs in the election. Yet even in this year’s contest, which appears to lend considerable support to economic-based theories of elections, international events clearly played an important role by shaping the nomination process for both major parties and in Obama’s selection of Joseph Biden as his running mate.
Globalization, Migration Health, And Educational Preparation For Transnational Medical Encounters, Peter Koehn
Globalization, Migration Health, And Educational Preparation For Transnational Medical Encounters, Peter Koehn
Political Science Faculty Publications
Unprecedented migration, a core dimension of contemporary globalization, challenges population health. In a world of increasing human mobility, many health outcomes are shaped by transnational interactions among care providers and care recipients who meet in settings where nationality/ ethnic match is not an option. This review article explores the value of transnational competence (TC) education as preparation for ethnically and socially discordant clinical encounters. The relevance of TC's five core skill domains (analytic, emotional, creative, communicative, and functional) for migration health and the medical-school curriculum is elaborated. A pedagogical approach that prepares for the transnational health-care consultation is presented, with …