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A Polycentric Waste Management System In The Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Sanae Ito

Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development

This study examined contemporary waste management systems in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Many waste management projects have been launched in Nepal since the 1980s. Recent projects have targeted citizens’ awareness. Governments and international donor agencies have reported that awareness of waste management has not yet been achieved. Previous studies have discussed the failures of waste management in Nepal, while others have pointed out the negative impacts of waste management projects on the local community. In this paper, an alternative framework for understanding the waste issue from an anthropological perspective is provided through a case study. Specific attention was paid to …

For The Wild: Ritual And Commitment In Radical Eco-Activism By Sarah M. Pike, Alda Balthrop-Lewis

The Goose

Review of Sarah M. Pike's For the Wild: Ritual and Commitment in Radical Eco-Activism

A Geospatial Recipe For Identifying Social Values And Fragmentation Issues Of The Friends Of The Dunes Land Trust, Buddhika Madurapperuma, Jess Barger, Melissa Collin, Christine Emerson, Sean Fleming, Brian Murphy

Humboldt Journal of Social Relations

The beach and coastal sand dunes comprise a dynamic and fragile ecosystem that provides a bounty of ecological services. These lands provide protection from coastal erosion and sea level rise, and are home to a rich biodiversity of plant and animal species in addition to their recreational value. The Humboldt Coastal Nature Center and the surrounding coastal dunes (HCNC) are man-aged as a land trust by Friends of the Dunes (FOD). FOD prioritize the restoration of dune habitats and encourages public involvement through community supported education and stewardship programs, guided nature tours, and naturalist training programs. The faculty, students, and …

Japan’S Policy On The Trans-Pacific Partnership (Tpp) In Light Of Ir Theory And Analytical Eclecticism, Daisuke Akimoto Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Japan’s policy toward the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement has been controversial at the political, academic, and public levels. The domestic debate on the TPP literally split public opinion in Japan, and academic analyses are apt to be argumentatively divided into pros and cons. Likewise, earlier studies regarding the TPP in the field of international relations offered particular theoretical perspectives, yet tended not to conduct eclectic theoretical examination. In order to overcome the research gap, this paper attempts to provide both narrative and theoretical explanations by applying international relations (IR) theory in combination with “analytical eclecticism” as a research method in …

Cross-Cultural Analysis Of Japanese And Mediterranean Entrepreneurs During The Global Economic Crisis, Diego R. Toubes Ph.D., Julio García Del Junco Ph.D., Masataka Abe Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

This paper aims to identify similarities and differences in the attitudes and traits of entrepreneurs in four countries, Japan and three Mediterranean countries, and it analyzes how cultural diversity can influence business and entrepreneurial experience. To this end, two questionnaires were completed by entrepreneurs of 188 small businesses in Japan, Italy, Spain and Portugal at a time when all these countries had been hit by the global economic crisis. The indices of the Hofstede dimensions were obtained from the VSM 94 questionnaire. The second open-ended questionnaire adds information about each case in the field of entrepreneurship. The qualitative case analysis …

Constructing An Anthropology Of Infrastructure, Alfonso P. Castro

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Anand, Nikhil, Akhil Gupta, & Hannah Appel (Eds.). The Promise of Infrastructure. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2018.
• Scudder. Thayer. Large Dams: Long-Term Impacts on Riverine Communities and Free-Flowing Rivers. Singapore: Springer, 2018.

Sloane-White, Patricia. Corporate Islam: Sharia And The Modern Workplace. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2017., El-Sayed El-Aswad

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Sandler, Todd. Terrorism: What Everyone Needs To Know. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018., Reshmi Kazi Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Mark Maguire, Ursula Rao, Nils Zurawski (Eds.). Bodies As Evidence: Security, Knowledge, And Power. Duke University Press, 2018., Sarah Maya Rosen

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Habib, M.A.R. Hegel And Empire: From Postcolonialism To Globalism. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017., Harold A. Young Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

De La Cadena, Marisol And Blaser, Mario (Eds.). A World Of Many Worlds. Durham And London, Duke University Press, 2018., Sally A. Applin Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Neuman, Tamara. Settling Hebron. Jewish Fundamentalism In A Palestinian City. Philadelphia, Pa: University Of Pennsylvania Press, 2018., Ilana Maymind Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Chong, Kimberly. Best Practice: Management Consulting And The Ethics Of Financialization In China. Durham And London: Duke University Press, 2018., Jiangnan Li

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Caglar, Ayse And Nina Glick Shiller. Migrants And City-Making: Dispossession, Displacement, And Urban Regeneration. Durham And London: Duke University Press, 2018., Steven Ybarrola Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Rowe, P. S. (Ed.). Routledge Handbook Of Minorities In The Middle East. London And New York: Routledge, 2019., Gennaro Errichiello Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Pace, Michelle & Somdeep Sen (Eds.). Syrian Refugee Children In The Middle East And Europe: Integrating The Young And Exiled. London And New York: Routledge, 2018., Padmini Banerjee Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Wolfgang Schneider, Beate Kegler, And Daniela Koß (Eds.) Vital Village: Development Of Rural Areas As A Challenge For Cultural Policy. Bielefeld (Germany): Transcript, 2017., Tarique Niazi Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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The Death Penalty: The Law Lords Alter Course In The Commonwealth Caribbean, Harold A. Young J.D./Llb, Phd

Journal of International and Global Studies

This article is a critical examination of the decisions of the Judicial Council of the Privy Council (JCPC) in death penalty appeals from the Commonwealth Caribbean from 1966 to 2008. It contributes to our understanding of how court rulings may be influenced by specific aspects of the judicial environment, which is shaped by the majority party in parliament, whose prime minister selects judges and which may make substantive changes in the law. In a quantitative examination of death penalty appeals, I find an increased likelihood that the court will set aside the death penalty when the judicial environment changes.

Helff, Sissy & Stefanie Michels (Eds.). Global Photographies: Memory, History, Archives. Transcript Verlag, 2018., Pramod K. Nayar Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Scott Straus & Barry Driscoll. International Studies: Global Forces, Interactions, And Tensions. Los Angeles: Cq Press (Sage Publications, Inc.), 2019., Tarique Niazi Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Radhika Mongia. Indian Migration And Empire: A Colonial Genealogy Of The Modern State. Durham, Nc.: Duke University Press, 2018., Tarique Niazi Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Michael G. Vann And Liz Clarke, The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empire, Disease, And Modernity In French Colonial Vietnam. New York And Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018., Matthew Galway Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Liana Chua, Joanna Cook, Nicholas Long And Lee Wilson (Eds.). Southeast Asian Perspectives On Power. London: Routledge, 2017., Olli Suorsa Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Erlich, Reese. The Iran Agenda Today: The Real Story Inside Iran And What's Wrong With U.S. Policy. London And New York: Routledge, 2019., Michele F. Fontefrancesco Phd, Afhea

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Middel, Matthias (Ed.). The Routledge Handbook Of Transregional Studies. Abingdon, Uk: Routledge, 2018., Tara Mock Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review

Participatory Action Research And Prospects For Electoral Conflict Prevention In Zambia, Rose Fumpa-Makano Ph.D., Major General Vincent Mbaulu Mukanda (Rtd.)

Journal of International and Global Studies

Although elections are fundamental to democratic consolidation by peacefully electing people to serve in public offices, in many cases they not only bring along ideological contestations but also interparty violent conflicts. Based on a Participatory Action Research (PAR) design, this paper presents field-based lessons on training conducted to curb interparty electoral conflict prior to August 2016 general elections held in Zambia. The study comprised 521 participants from nine political parties which contested in 2016 general elections. Party officials were purposely selected from their provincial, district and constituency level hierarchy. The study aimed at understanding causes for interparty political violence and …

Cultural Renaissance And The Quest For Peace And Development In Nigeria, Olusola Matthew Ojo Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

The phenomenon of elusive peace and its implications for socioeconomic development and political stability have remained a subject of scholarly interest in Nigeria’s post-colonial discourse. There have been diverging and converging opinions over the variables responsible for this, and the prospects for recovery. This paper seeks to contribute to the scholarly process of filling the subsisting gap in the extant body of literature by re-interrogating the role of culture in Nigeria’s quest for sustainable peace and development. Employing qualitative method of data collection, and adopting thematic approach for content analysis, findings reveal that peace and development have remained elusive in …

Ai Camp, Roderic. Mexico: What Everyone Needs To Know (2nd Ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017., Javier C. Tapia Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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San Juan, Jr., E. Filipinas Everywhere; Essays In Criticism And Cultural Studies From A Filipino Perspective. Manila, Phil./Brighton, Uk: La Salle University Publishing House/Sussex Academic Press, 2017., Kenneth Bauzon Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Ahmed, Akbar. Journey Into Europe: Islam, Immigration, And Identity. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2018., Raymond Scupin

Journal of International and Global Studies

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