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“Sea Grant International: Final Report To The Department Of State, Oceans Environmental And International Scientific Affairs Initiative Grant Iaa#S-Oes-03-Iaa-001, Matthew Wilburn King Jul 2004

“Sea Grant International: Final Report To The Department Of State, Oceans Environmental And International Scientific Affairs Initiative Grant Iaa#S-Oes-03-Iaa-001, Matthew Wilburn King

Matthew Wilburn King PhD

In April 2002, NOAA Research’s Office of International Activities (IA) submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Initiative (OESI) to assess the feasibility of adapting the Sea Grant model of linked applied research, extension and education to Latin America and the Wider Caribbean region. The overall goal was to determine whether or not university-based programs with these three features could serve as an appropriate institutional mechanism to address critical marine and coastal resource issues in a developing country context. The initiative was catalyzed as a result of expressions of interest …


Models Of Urban Governance And Planning In Latin America And The United States: Associationism, Regime Theory, And Communicative Action, Clara Irazabal Jul 2004

Models Of Urban Governance And Planning In Latin America And The United States: Associationism, Regime Theory, And Communicative Action, Clara Irazabal

Clara Irazabal

In many American and Latin American cities alike, urban governance and planning are either in urgent need of reform or are currently undergoing haphazard reform. In many cases, innovative attempts to implement reforms have failed because the inability of cities to develop their 'civic capacity' -- the capacity to build and maintain broad social and political multi-sectoral coalitions in pursuit of common goals. This article argues that these significant points of convergence are productive building blocks for the construction of more generalizable models of urban governance and planning in democratic cities in the Americas and beyond. It situates coalition and …


Islam, Globalization, And Economic Performance In The Middle East, Marcus Noland, Howard Pack Jun 2004

Islam, Globalization, And Economic Performance In The Middle East, Marcus Noland, Howard Pack

Marcus Noland

The Middle East is a demographic time bomb. According to the United Nations De¬velopment Program’s (UNDP) Arab Human Development Report 2002, the population of the Arab region is expected to increase by around 25 percent between 2000 and 2010 and by 50 to 60 percent by 2020—or by perhaps 150 million people, a fig¬ure equivalent to more than two Egypts. Even under the UNDP’s more conserva¬tive scenario, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates will be the only Arab countries in 2020 with median ages above 30. These figures suggest that the region as a whole will experience labor …


The Sea Grant Approach To Coastal And Marine Research, Extension, And Education A Review Of International Experience And Opportunities: Background Paper No. 1, Matthew Wilburn King May 2004

The Sea Grant Approach To Coastal And Marine Research, Extension, And Education A Review Of International Experience And Opportunities: Background Paper No. 1, Matthew Wilburn King

Matthew Wilburn King PhD

This paper describes the defining features of the U.S. Sea Grant College Program, summarizes the experience of Sea Grant with international partnerships, reviews applications of Sea Grant type programs in other countries, and explores other similar program experience with linked education, research and extension. This paper is part of a NOAA initiative to identify strategies for adapting the Sea Grant model to selected developing nations and to create a global network of institutions dedicated to discovering and applying the knowledge, values and technologies needed for more sustainable forms of coastal development and conservation.


A Network Of Centers Of Applied Research, Extension And Education For Coastal Ecosystems In Latin America And The Caribbean: A Concept Paper, Matthew Wilburn King Mar 2004

A Network Of Centers Of Applied Research, Extension And Education For Coastal Ecosystems In Latin America And The Caribbean: A Concept Paper, Matthew Wilburn King

Matthew Wilburn King PhD

This phase of the Sea Grant International program has provided an extensive foundation of research and analysis by which to assess the feasibility of adapting the Sea Grant model to an international context. From this experience we propose to establish a university-based network in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that integrates activities in extension, public education and applied research to address the issues posed by the accelerating decline of the region’s coastal and marine ecosystems. This decline of coastal ecosystems has major implications for the health, livelihoods and quality of life in the LAC region. At stake are some …


The First Independent Ukrainian Census: Myths, Miscoding And Missed Opportunities, Greta Uehling Jan 2004

The First Independent Ukrainian Census: Myths, Miscoding And Missed Opportunities, Greta Uehling

Greta Uehling

No abstract provided.


“Industrialización Del Sur De Tamaulipas”, Ramiro Esqueda-Walle Jan 2004

“Industrialización Del Sur De Tamaulipas”, Ramiro Esqueda-Walle

Ramiro Esqueda-Walle

El trabajo analiza las características socioeconómicas de la Zona Conurbada del Sur de Tamaulipas, sin embargo, se analiza con mayor profundidad la dimensión regional que presenta Altamira, ya que este municipio sin duda es el que mayor proyección económica tiene por la vocación portuaria e industrial que va adquiriendo paulatinamente.


Los Movimientos Sociales En Un Mundo Globalizado: ¿Alguna Novedad?, Salvador Marti I Puig Jan 2004

Los Movimientos Sociales En Un Mundo Globalizado: ¿Alguna Novedad?, Salvador Marti I Puig

Salvador Marti i Puig

En el texto que sigue se aportan algunos apuntes sobre el impacto que ha tenido la globalización en los actores políticos colectivos que convenimos en llamar movimientos sociales o "redes de movimientos" haciendo un especial énfasis -aunque no exclusivamente- en aquellos que han surgido en América Latina. Para ello, dividimos el texto en tres partes: una primera que presenta algunas referencias sobre el contexto global y su impacto en la política; una segunda donde se desarrollan diversos ángulos -coincidentes con las diversas perspectivas analíticas- desde donde interpretar los movimientos sociales (observados desde una perspectiva amplia y difusa) en el nuevo …


Perfil De Gobernabilidad De Guatemala, Salvador Marti I Puig, Manuel Alcántara Sáez Jan 2004

Perfil De Gobernabilidad De Guatemala, Salvador Marti I Puig, Manuel Alcántara Sáez

Salvador Marti i Puig

No abstract provided.


The Postmodern Empire: The United States' New Foreign Policy And Its Global Challenges, Muqtedar Khan Jan 2004

The Postmodern Empire: The United States' New Foreign Policy And Its Global Challenges, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

The Paper examines shifts in American Foreign Policy after 9/11 and argues that the US had become a Postmodern Empire.


American Muslims As Allies In The War On Terrorism, Muqtedar Khan Jan 2004

American Muslims As Allies In The War On Terrorism, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

This chapter argues that rather than threat to America, American Muslims can be strong allies against extremism.


The Islamic State, Muqtedar Khan Jan 2004

The Islamic State, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

This essays explores classical and contemporary approaches to theorizing the state from an Islamic perspective. It examines the works of Al-Mawardi, Al-Farabi, Ibn Khaldun, Ibn Tamiyyah, Maulana Maududi and Muhammad Abdul and Jamaluddin Afghani.


Islamic Democratic Theory: Between Political Philosophy And Jurisprudence, Muqtedar Khan Jan 2004

Islamic Democratic Theory: Between Political Philosophy And Jurisprudence, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

The article compares the role that jurists, theologians and philosophers play in shaping the discourse on Islam and Democracy.


Living On Border Lines: Islam Beyond The Clash And Dialogue Of Civilizations, Muqtedar Khan Jan 2004

Living On Border Lines: Islam Beyond The Clash And Dialogue Of Civilizations, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

No abstract provided.


Living On Borderlines: Islam Beyond The Clash And Dialogue Of Civilizations, Muqtedar Khan Jan 2004

Living On Borderlines: Islam Beyond The Clash And Dialogue Of Civilizations, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

The Book chapter discusses how Muslims in America are living on the borderlines of two civilizations.


Zombie Slayers In A "Hidden Valley" (Sbas-Yul): Sacred Geography And Political Organisation In The Nepal-Tibet Borderland, Francis Khek Gee Lim Jan 2004

Zombie Slayers In A "Hidden Valley" (Sbas-Yul): Sacred Geography And Political Organisation In The Nepal-Tibet Borderland, Francis Khek Gee Lim

Francis Khek Gee Lim

No abstract provided.


Life Goes On: Living With Hiv And Aids In Singapore, Francis Khek Gee Lim Jan 2004

Life Goes On: Living With Hiv And Aids In Singapore, Francis Khek Gee Lim

Francis Khek Gee Lim

No abstract provided.


What Politics Is This Place? (Post)Glocal Politics In Latin America's Public Spaces, Clara Irazabal Jan 2004

What Politics Is This Place? (Post)Glocal Politics In Latin America's Public Spaces, Clara Irazabal

Clara Irazabal

The IASTE 2004 conference proposes that "postglobal is not an end to globalization but the emergence of a different kind of engagement that is sharply at odds with the visions of liberal, multicultural globalization. Here, both religious fundamentalism and imperial hegemony begin to emerge as the new forms of." Yet, there are other types of (post)globalizations (Sklair, 2002). And at least one such alternative form of global engagement is that which (desperately) holds on to the visions of a liberal, multicultural globalization in the politics of nation building, particularly as enacted in urban spaces. Focusing on this form, this paper …