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Spartan Daily, April 2, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 142, Issue 24

Sanders, Richard And Yang Chen (Eds.) China's Post-Reform Economy: Achieving Harmony, Sustaining Growth. New York: Routledge, 2012., Thomas Boutonnet Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Victoria Lyon Bestor, Theodore C. Bestor With Akiko Yamagata (Eds.). Routledge Handbook Of Japanese Culture And Society. London And New York: Routledge, 2011., Cedarbough T. Saeji

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

“States Of Emergency”: Armed Youths And Mediations Of Islam In Northern Nigeria, Conerly Casey Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

On November 14, 2013, the U.S. Department of State labeled Boko Haram and a splinter group, Ansaru, operating in northern Nigeria, “foreign terrorist organizations” with links to al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). This designation is debatable, since the groups are diffuse, with tendencies to split or engage other armed groups into violent actions, primarily focused on Nigerian national and state politics and the implementation of shari’a criminal codes. This essay offers two analytic perspectives on “states of emergency” in Nigeria and the affective, violent forms of “justice” that armed young men employed during the 2000 implementation of shari’a criminal …

Assessing The Need For Graduate Global Education Programs In The United States, Krishna Bista Ed.D., Amaney Saleh Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Global education plays an increasingly important role in enriching students’ learning experiences in US institutions of higher education. Students are connected to the world through global culture, economics, politics, technology and immigration. This paper examines the perceptions of 305 graduate students and alumni concerning the need for global education programs in the United States. Participants shared their views of the importance of global education in understanding today’s economy, culture, and environment, while addressing our future needs and challenges. There were no significant statistical differences between the perceptions of graduate students and alumni or between those of international and American students …

The Power Of Uncertainty: The Neoliberal Quest For Profit In Spain, Ismael Vaccaro Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Using as a case study the consequences of the recent generalized economic crisis in Spain and Europe (2008-14), I propose to analyze the role of uncertainty as a key and recurrent ingredient needed by market economies to generate high levels of profitability at the cost of extremely high levels of social inequality. The present article examines the relationships between crises and uncertainty as socially constructed realities that have been instrumental in the political reshaping of entire societies. The “crisis” narrative has succeeded in explaining extreme levels of profit generation as economic “failure” and, consequently, in legitimating further profit by dismantling …

South Africa In The Brics: Soft Power Balancing And Instrumentalization, Hany Besada, Evren Tok Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

This paper investigates South Africa’s participation in the BRICS formation and the implications of its inclusion for the country, the continent, and global governance. It argues that by joining the BRICS grouping, South Africa is reinforcing neoliberalism in Africa, with markets being liberalized across the continent, trade and investment becoming the focus, and social and environmental protection remaining a distant concern. Meanwhile, other countries, particularly China and Russia, are instrumentalizing the forum to get what they want out of African countries without formalizing the grouping’s policies and effecting change to global institutions at the global level, as was initially promised. …

India And South Asian Security Issues: Problems Aplenty, Solutions Hazy, Prospects Unsettling, Raviprasad Narayanan

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• David Brewster. India as an Asia Pacific Power. Abingdon: Routledge, 2012. Marcus Franke. War and Nationalism in South Asia: The Indian State and the Nagas. New York: Routledge, 2011.
• D. Suba Chandran and P.R. Chari (Eds.). Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2011: The Promise and Threat of Transformation. New Delhi: Routledge, 2012.

Under Scrutiny: Youth In Contemporary Japan, Natalie Kohout

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Anne Mette Fisker-Nielsen. Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito. New York: Routledge, 2012.
• Roger Goodman, Yuki Imoto, and Tuukka Toivonen (Eds.). A Sociology of Japanese Youth and Religion: From Returnees to NEETs. New York: Routledge, 2012.

Madeleine Reeves (Ed). Movement, Power And Place In Central Asia And Beyond: Contested Trajectories. London: Routledge, 2012., Feruza Aripova

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

David Hansen, Radical Rhetoric-Moderate Behaviour: Perceptions Of Islam, Shari‘A, And The Radical Dimension In Urban Pakistan. Tapir Academic Press Trondheim, 2012., Muhammad Junaid Nadvi Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Schubert, Gunter And Jens Damm Eds. Taiwanese Identity In The Twenty-First Century: Domestic, Regional And Global Perspectives, Abingdon: Routledge. 2011., Allen Chun Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Robert L. Oprisko. Honor: A Phenomenology. New York: Routledge, 2012., Christian L. Derusha

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Cross-Institutional And Interdisciplinary Dialogue On Curriculum For Global Engagement: Emerging Perspectives And Concerns, Fay Patel Ph.D., Mingsheng Li Ph.D., Matthew Piscioneri Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Inviting stakeholders to engage in dialogue on a curriculum for global engagement and organizational social responsibility in higher education (HE) is a challenge, especially when one crosses disciplinary and institutional boundaries. The established discourse and practice of internationalization in higher education over the past decades has manifested unresolved tensions and inconsistencies that have restricted the effective conceptualization of the global engagement curriculum. Upon observing inadequate professional development opportunities for dialogue regarding the global engagement curriculum at their respective universities, colleagues from Monash University and Deakin University in Australia and Massey University in New Zealand organized an open forum on the …

Rethinking China’S Model: Contending Perspectives On Chinese Economic Reform And State Governance, Zhiguo Ye

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Wang Mengkui ed. Thirty Years of China's Reform. London and New York: Routledge. 2012.
• Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, Lida V Nedilsky, Siu Keung Cheung (eds.) China's Rise to Power: Conceptions of State Governance. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 2012.

Reflections On China’S Global Outreach, Emilian Raychev Kavalski

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Zheng Bijian, China’s Road to Peaceful Rise: Observations on Its Causes, Basis, Connotations, and Prospects. Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2011.
• Peter Kien-hong Yu, International Governance and Regimes: A Chinese Perspective. Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2012.
• Hongyi Lai and Yiyi Lu (eds), China’s Soft Power and International Relations. Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2012.

Farhan Hanif Siddiqi, The Politics Of Ethnicity In Pakistan: The Balouch, Sindhi And Mohajir Ethnic Movements. Oxon And New York: Routledge, 2012., Muhammad Junaid Nadvi Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Dominik Kopinski, Andrzej Polus, & Iantaylor, (Eds.) China’S Rise In Africa. Perspectives On A Developing Connection. London & New York: Routledge, 2012., Yoon Jung Park

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Lau, Albert Ed. Southeast Asia And The Cold War. New York: Routledge. 2012., Martin Ottovay Jørgensen Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Takeshi Hamashita. China, East Asia, And The Global Economy: Regional And Historical Perspectives. New York: Routledge, 2008., Dan Du

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Henrike Donner (Ed.). Being Middle Class In India: A Way Of Life. New York: Routledge, 2011, Frank F. Conlon Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Kellner-Heinkele, Barbara And Jacob M. Landau. Language Politics In Contemporary Central Asia: National And Ethnic Identity And The Soviet Legacy. London: I.B. Tauris, 2012., R. Charles Weller

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Toby Dodge And Nicholas Redman (Eds.).Afghanistan To 2015 And Beyond. London: Routledge, 2011., Saroj Kumar Rath Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Searching For Security: Prospects For Peace In Sino-Foreign Relations, Covell Meyskens

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Quansheng Zhao and Guoli Liu, eds. Managing the China challenge: global perspectives. London and New York: Routledge, 2009.
• Dennis J. Blasko. Chinese Army today: tradition and transformation for the 21st century. New York: Routledge, 2012.

Debdas Banerjee. Economic And Human Development In Contemporary India: Cronyism And Fragility. New York: Routledge, 2010., Maansi Parpiani

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Peacemaking Embodied: Dance As A Connecting Thread Weaving Senegalese Ethnicities, Rachel Ulrich

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Senegal remains one of the more peaceful, stable countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with little to no ethnic conflict or racial tension. Numerous social factors are credited with promoting this peace, ranging from political decisions to friendly jokes between different ethnic groups. Some artists claim that dance promotes positive relations between ethnicities; however, little to no academic literature reflects this social dynamic. Thus I have used formal interviews, informal interviews, observation, and participant observation to explore if Senegalese dance serves to promote peace between ethnic groups and, if so, why it has the power to serve this purpose. Through connecting the …

Overcoming The “Dual-Delivery” Stigma: A Review Of Patient-Centeredness In The Costa Rica Medical Tourism Industry, Alicia Mason

Faculty Submissions

Due to the growing globalization of health care and an increase in access to technology many consumers are utilizing the World Wide Web for securing medical services abroad, a phenomenon commonly known as medical tourism. The current investigation employs an emic cultural approach for analyzing the Western concept of patient-centeredness within several public and private medical facilities within Costa Rica. Through a detailed field investigation and personal interviews with directors of Costa Rica’s largest accrediting institutions (AAAAF and ProMed), hospital organizations, and private health clinics an interpretative framework for evaluating patient-centeredness and quality of care is offered. Discussion, implications, and …

Minero Magazine, Volume Xviii, Spring 2014, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Cover Story: Will Learn For Food

Social Media In Sports: A Phenomenological Study Of Athletes And Online Communication, Garrett Bireline

Masters Theses

This study investigates the intersection where the shared experience of sports meets the shared experience of social media. Empirically quantitative literature and data regarding social media has been well-documented from the perspective of understanding macro-level trends (Duggan & Brenner, 2012; Lenhart, et al., 2010). However, few to no studies have sought to learn the views, feelings, and experiences of unique populations from the micro, individual level. This method of research threatens to silence the voice of the individuals of select populations, and offers no hope of their ever being heard. Specifically, this study seeks to understand how collegiate athletes at …

Representasi “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” Dalam Televisi Indonesia, Zane Goebel

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

No abstract provided.