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Business Improvement Districts And Urban Governance In Enugu State Of Nigeria. Paper/Presentation, Andrew Ewoh

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.

P.G. Grigorenko: Soviet General, Soviet Dissident - A Guide To Primary, Secondary, Archival And Related Materials, Mikhail Koulikov

Mikhail Koulikov

No abstract provided.

Lawyers And Great Expectations In Pakistan, Shubhankar Dam

Shubhankar Dam

No abstract provided.

Presentation On The Arab Economies In A Changing World, Marcus Noland, Howard Pack

Marcus Noland

No abstract provided.

Colombian State Human Rights Policies, Winifred Tate

Winifred L. Tate

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Review Of The British Slave Trade And Public Memory, Babacar Mbaye

Babacar Mbaye

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Information Mavens In Southeast Asia: The Need For Collaboration And Continuing Professional Development, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

The following paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of programs in Southeast Asia that focus on intra-national, regional, and international collaboration efforts and continuing professional development activities. The opportunities and threats to such programs are analyzed as well as their successful and unsuccessful strategies. The author provides a list of personal recommendations for success drawing on proven methods utilized elsewhere. Though the primary focus is on library professionals in Southeast Asian Countries ((Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Brunei) some attention is paid to other Asian countries (China and India), as well as two African …

Modern-Day Comfort Women: The U.S Military, Transnational Crime, And The Trafficking Of Women, Donna M. Hughes Dr.

Donna M. Hughes

The trafficking of women has been a lucrative moneymaker for transnational organized crime networks, ranking third, behind drugs and arms, in criminal earnings. The U.S. military bases in South Korea were found to form a hub for the transnational trafficking of women from the Asia Pacific and Eurasia to South Korea and the United States. This study, conducted in 2002, examined three types of trafficking that were connected to U.S. military bases in South Korea: domestic trafficking of Korean women to clubs around the military bases in South Korea, transnational trafficking of women to clubs around military bases in South …

Transformation Of Japan’S Civil Society Landscape, Mary Alice Haddad

Mary Alice Haddad

Japan’s civil society is being transformed as more people volunteer for advocacy and professional nonprofit organizations. In the American context, this trend has been accompanied by a decline in participation in traditional organizations. Does the rise in new types of nonprofit groups herald a decline of traditional volunteering in Japan? This article argues that while changes in civil rights, political opportunity structure, and technology have also taken place in Japan, they have contributed to the rise of new groups without causing traditional organizations to decline, because Japanese attitudes about civic responsibility have continued to support traditional volunteering.

Why The Atlantic World?, Jesse Benjamin, William Allen, Alan Lebaron, Robert Simon, Eva Thompson, Akanmu Adebayo

Jesse Benjamin

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Politics Of Appearances: Religion, Law, And The Press In Morocco, A Souaiaia

Ahmed E SOUAIAIA

Since the last several years of the life of King Hassan II, Morocco slowly moved from authoritarian rule to a managed democracy. As a result of this gradual political liberalization, religious groups as well as secular ones formed political parties. Islamists have already won seats in the parliament and they are expected to gain nearly half the number of seats in the coming elections. Equally significant is the increased presence of human rights and non-government organizations and the emergence of independent and party-affiliated newspapers and other media outlets. In this article, I focus on the prospects of seeing a free …

When Domestic Meets With International: The Political Transformation Of Turkey, 1997-2004, Engin Erdem

ENGIN I ERDEM Dr.

This paper examines Turkey's relations with the European Union from December 1997 to December 2004 to understand the major dynamics behind the recent democratization and human rights reforms in Turkey. For this purpose, the study focuses on three factors: (1) the impact of EU, particularly the Copenhagen conditionality (2) the government structure (coalition vs. majority government) (3) the governing party's/parties' commitment level to the EU membership goal. The comparison across three periods of Turkey-EU relations (1997-1999, 1999-2002, 2002-2004) makes it possible to identify the relative significance of each factor for the reforms. In combining the international and domestic origins of …

Are There Emerging West African Criminal Networks? The Case Of Ghana, Emmanuel Aning

Emmanuel Kwesi Aning

This paper situates discussions about emerging African Criminal Networks (ACN) within Ghana specifically, and West Africa generally, and seeks to present the initial results of an empirically based study on the activities of transnational organised criminal (TOCs) groups in Ghana. The paper argues that the nature of state and statehood in Africa and its inability to establish effective regulatory mechanisms contributes to the rise of these particular types of criminal groups. It begins by conceptualising the place of Ghanaian and West African criminal groups within the framework of international crime. Furthermore, it undertakes an indepth analysis of three types of …

Connections Between East Africa And India Over 8,000 Years, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

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Demokratie Und Islamische Staatlichkeit, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

This article develops an Islamic conception of democracy while arguing that not only Islam and Democracy are compatible but for establishing Islamic governance, democracy is necessary.

Bedouin Issues In Israel, Palestine And Egypt, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

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Library Places: What Library 2.0 Means For International Library Public Space Design And Use, Mikhail Koulikov, Craig Eich, Stephen Hoover

Mikhail Koulikov

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Market Place Europe - 50 Years Of Market Integration In The European Union (European Outlook), Albert Van Der Horst, Henk Kox, Arjan Lejour, Bas Straathof

Henk LM Kox

The Voices Of Transformational Archetypal Energies: The Psychic Energy Behind Ahp's Mission, Carroy U. Ferguson Dr.

Carroy U "Cuf" Ferguson, Ph.D.

I want to use this opportunity to expand on my previous message, which I called “Path of the Bridger,” a path nurtured by what I have called Archetypal Energies. Again, these are Higher Vibrational Energies with their own transcendent value, purpose, quality, and “voice” unique to the individual that operate deep within our psyches, at both individual and collective levels. And, we tend to experience them as “creative urges” to move us toward our highest good or optimal realities. My purpose in offering this perspective is simply to suggest to AHP members, and other kindred spirits, that there has been …

Kenya And The Indian Ocean Diaspora: Which Direction And Which Sources?, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

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Politics And Volunteering In Japan: A Global Perspective, Mary Alice Haddad

Mary Alice Haddad

Politics and Volunteering begins by painting a portrait of volunteering in Japan, and demonstrates that our current understandings of civil society have been based implicitly on a U.S. model that does not adequately consider participation patterns found in other parts of the world. The book develops a theory of civic participation that, incorporates citizen attitudes about governmental and individual responsibility, with societal and governmental practices that support (or hinder) volunteer participation. This theory is tested using cross-national and sub-national statistical analysis, and it is refined through detailed case studies of volunteering in three Japanese cities. The findings are then used …

The Constitutionality Of The President To Hold Another Office Act, 2004: A View From India, Shubhankar Dam

Shubhankar Dam

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Pakistani Supreme Court And Constitutional Space, Shubhankar Dam

Shubhankar Dam

No abstract provided.

"Medeniyetler Çatışması" Tezi Ve 11 Eylül, Engin Erdem

ENGIN I ERDEM Dr.

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Enhancing Diversity Programs: Building Coalitions Through Developing Effective Advisory Boards, Norman Powell, Sherwood Thompson

Norman W. Powell

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An Innovative Statewide Collaborative For Educating Students At Risk, Norman Powell

Norman W. Powell

No abstract provided.

The Globalization Of World Politics: Case Studies From Australia, New Zealand And The Asia Pacific, Stuart Murray

Stuart Murray

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Counting The Dead: The Politics And Culture Of Human Rights Activism In Colombia, Winifred Tate

Winifred L. Tate

At a time when a global consensus on human rights standards seems to be emerging, this rich study steps back to explore how the idea of human rights is actually employed by activists and human rights professionals. Winifred Tate, an anthropologist and activist with extensive experience in Colombia, finds that radically different ideas about human rights have shaped three groups of human rights professionals working there--nongovernmental activists, state representatives, and military officers. Drawing from the life stories of high-profile activists, pioneering interviews with military officials, and research at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Counting the Dead underscores …

Chiapas Civil Society Organizations: Cultural Resistance And Economic Alternatives Through Fair Trade Cooperatives And International Networks, Marco Tavanti

Marco Tavanti

Since the 1994 rebellion organized by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), Chiapas, Mexico has been well known for indigenous resistance against imposed neoliberal policies and promotion of indigenous rights and cultures. Less known is the critical role that Chiapas-based civil society organizations (CSOs) have within the neozapatista resistance movement and in the creation of sustainable economic alternatives. This paper focuses on the multicultural collaborative dialogues of the civil society Las Abejas (The Bees), the fair trade and organic coffee cooperative Maya Vinic and the women artisan cooperative Kinal Antzetik with European- and United States- based non-profit organizations, universities, …

A Collaborative Model For Educating Students At Risk, Norman Powell

Norman W. Powell

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